corruptible

[ kuh-ruhp-tuh-buh l ]
/ kəˈrʌp tə bəl /

adjective

that can or might be corrupted.

Origin of corruptible

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin corruptibilis < Latin corrupt(us) (see corrupt) + -ibilis -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM corruptible

Words nearby corruptible

corrugation, corrugator, corrugator muscle, corrupt, corrupt practices act, corruptible, corruption, corruption of blood, corruptionist, corrèze, corsac

Example sentences from the Web for corruptibility

  • No; weakness, corruptibility even, would then excite no harsher feeling than a sort of amused contempt.

    Gulmore, The Boss |Frank Harris

  • What protection did they provide for the country against the corruptibility of members of Congress?

    Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton

  • Then the symptoms of corruptibility soon made their appearance.

    Notes on the book of Exodus |C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

British Dictionary definitions for corruptibility

corruptible
/ (kəˈrʌptəbəl) /

adjective

susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted

Derived forms of corruptible

corruptibility or corruptibleness, noun corruptibly, adverb