adj
Meaning 1
bribable, that can be bought
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incorruptible, unbribable
Standard Lemma guide
corruptible
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adj
Meaning 2
perishable, subject to decay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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,
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incorruptible
noun
Meaning 3
That which may decay and perish; the human body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The Holy Bible, [...] (King James Version), London: [...] Robert Barker, [...], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortall must put on immortalitie.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
capable of being corrupted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: corruptible — bribable, that can be bought
- Dutch: omkoopbaar — bribable, that can be bought
- Dutch: veil — bribable, that can be bought
- French: corruptible — bribable, that can be bought
- German: bestechlich — bribable, that can be bought
- Portuguese: corruptível — bribable, that can be bought
- Spanish: corruptible — bribable, that can be bought
- Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (riureis) — perishable, subject to decay
- Ancient Greek: φθαρτός (phthartós) — perishable, subject to decay
- Latin: corruptivus — perishable, subject to decay
- Swedish: förgänglig — perishable, subject to decay