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Definition of incorruptible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incorruptible

adjective
 
/ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbl/
 
/ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbl/
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  1. (of people) not able to be persuaded to do something wrong or dishonest, even if somebody offers them money
    • Bribery won’t work with him. He’s incorruptible.
  2. that cannot decay or be destroyed
    3. opposite corruptible
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin incorruptibilis, from in- ‘not’ + corruptibilis ‘corruptible’.
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