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incorruptible

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in⋅cor⋅rupt⋅i⋅ble

[in-kuh-ruhp-tuh-buhl]
–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


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


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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