corruptible

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. capable of being corrupted“corruptible judges”“dishonest politicians”“a purchasable senator”“a venal police officer”Synonyms: bribabledishonestpurchasablevenal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\ (k?r-r?p"t?-b'l), a. [L. corruptibilis: cf. F. corruptible.]

1.Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold.— 1 Pet. i. 18.[1913 Webster]

2.Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation. [1913 Webster]

They systematically corrupt very corruptible race. --Burke. -- Cor*rupt"i*ble*ness, n. -- Cor*rupt"i*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\, n. That which may decay and perish; the human body. [Archaic] --1 Cor. xv. 53. [1913 Webster]
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