adj
incorruptible
adj
1
Impossible to bribe or morally corrupt.
"The judge had a reputation for being incorruptible."
2
Not subject to decay or physical corruption.
"The old scrolls were kept in an incorruptible case to preserve them."
How to Use Incorruptible
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCannot be bribed, morally corrupted, or (less commonly) physically decayed.
Common pairings
incorruptible official
incorruptible judge
Word Forms
more incorruptible comparative, incorruptibles plural, most incorruptible superlative
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Etymology
From Middle French incorruptible, from Latin incorruptibilis, from in- ("not") plus corrumpere ("to destroy, spoil, bribe").