incorrupt
not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
not to be corrupted; incorruptible.
not vitiated by errors or alterations.
Obsolete. free from decomposition or putrefaction.
Origin of incorrupt
1- 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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How to use incorrupt in a sentence
The last sound is the pure sound again, which typifies a sincere resolve to keep the repentant heart incorrupt.
Of course such a society as I have proposed would not remain incorrupt long.
Selections from Previous Works | Samuel ButlerIf the judge were incorrupt, he would punish you for your blasphemy.
For it was felt that public opinion among us, enlightened and incorrupt, operated with strict justice.
Bede says that his body was found incorrupt eleven years after burial, and that it so continued.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland: | Thomas W. Silloway
British Dictionary definitions for incorrupt
/ (ˌɪnkəˈrʌpt) /
free from corruption; pure
free from decay; fresh or untainted
(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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