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incorruptibility - 3 dictionary results

in⋅cor⋅rupt⋅i⋅ble

  [in-kuh-ruhp-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
2. that cannot be perverted or bribed: incorruptible by money.
3. that will not dissolve, disintegrate, decay, etc.: an incorruptible metal.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < LL incorruptibilis. See in- 3 , corruptible

Related forms:
in⋅cor⋅rupt⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅cor⋅rupt⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅cor⋅rupt⋅i⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. upright, righteous, unbribable.
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in·cor·rupt·i·ble   (ĭn'kə-rŭp'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Incapable of being morally corrupted.
  2. Not subject to corruption or decay.
in'cor·rupt'i·bil'i·ty n., in'cor·rupt'i·bly adv.
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Incorruptibility

In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilit['e].] The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption. --Holland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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