corruptibility


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cor·rupt·i·ble

 (kə-rŭp′tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being corrupted: corruptible judges.
cor·rupt′i·bil′i·ty, cor·rupt′i·ble·ness n.
cor·rupt′i·bly adv.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.corruptibility - the capability of being corrupted
immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
incorruptibility - the incapability of being corrupted
Translations
قابليَّـة الإفْـساد
podplatitelnostzkazitelnost
korrupthed
megvesztegethetőségromlandóság
veikleiki fyrir spillingu; mútòægni
skaziteľnosť
ayartılabilmerüşvet yedirilebilme

corrupt

(kəˈrapt) verb
to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.
adjective
1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt.
2. impure. a corrupt form of English.
corˈruptible adjective
corˌruptiˈbility noun
corˈruption (-ʃən) noun
1. the act of corrupting.
2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.
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