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corruptable

corruptable is the alternative form of corruptible.

Meaning of corruptible

Adjective

corruptible (comparative more corruptible, superlative most corruptible)

  1. bribable, that can be bought
    • They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)1791, Edmund Burke, A Letter from Mr. Burke: To a Member of the National Assembly; in Answer to Some Objections to his Book on French Affairs, Paris, Printed, Dublin, reprinted by William Porter...
    Synonyms:
    corruptable
  2. perishable, subject to decay
    • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Peter 1:18.
      that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and golde,
    Antonyms:
    incorruptible

See all 3 meanings of corruptible

Origin of corruptable

From corrupt + -able.

Questions about corruptable

What is corruptable the alternative form of?
Corruptable is the alternative form of corruptible.

Words near corruptable in the dictionary

  1. corrumpt
  2. corrupt
  3. corrupt practice
  4. corrupt practices
  5. corruptability
  6. corruptable
  7. corrupted
  8. corruptedly
  9. corruptedness
  10. corruptee
  11. corruptees

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