incorrupt

[ in-kuh-ruhpt ]
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adjective
  1. not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.

  2. not to be corrupted; incorruptible.

  1. not vitiated by errors or alterations.

  2. Obsolete. free from decomposition or putrefaction.

Origin of incorrupt

1
1300–50; Middle English <Latin incorruptus unspoiled. See in-3 + corrupt
  • Also in·cor·rupt·ed [in-kuh-ruhp-tid] /ˌɪn kəˈrʌp tɪd/ .

Other words from incorrupt

  • in·cor·rupt·ly, adverb
  • in·cor·rupt·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for incorrupt

incorrupt

/ (ˌɪnkəˈrʌpt) /


adjective
  1. free from corruption; pure

  2. free from decay; fresh or untainted

  1. (of a manuscript, text, etc) relatively free from error or alteration

Derived forms of incorrupt

  • incorruptly, adverb
  • incorruption or incorruptness, noun

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