incorruptible
incorruptible Lexical Profile
incorruptible Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not susceptible to moral corruption, dishonesty, or bribery; possessing unshakable integrity.
"The judge was widely respected as an incorruptible public servant who refused all political favors."
Not subject to physical decay, dissolution, or destruction; imperishable.
"Ancient alchemists prized gold as an incorruptible metal that resisted tarnishing and rust."
• noun
A person who cannot be morally corrupted or bribed, or something that is immune to physical decay.
"During the investigation into municipal graft, the idealistic young prosecutor stood out as a rare incorruptible."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Old French incorruptible and Late Latin incorruptibilis, formed from the privative prefix in- ('not') and corruptibilis ('liable to decay or corruption'), ultimately from Latin corrumpere ('to mar, bribe, or destroy').