corruptible

[ kuh-ruhp-tuh-buh l ]

/ kəˈrʌp tə bəl /

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

cor·rupt·i·bil·i·ty, cor·rupt·i·ble·ness, noun cor·rupt·i·bly, adverb non·cor·rupt·i·bil·i·ty, noun non·cor·rupt·i·ble, adjective

non·cor·rupt·i·ble·ness, noun non·cor·rupt·i·bly, adverb un·cor·rupt·i·ble, adjective un·cor·rupt·i·ble·ness, noun un·cor·rupt·i·bly, adverb

That which is incorruptible could never unite with that which is corruptible.

Notes on the Book of Leviticus |C. H. Mackintosh
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians |Marcus Dods
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth forever.

God's Plan with Men |T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin
Corruptible though it be, the material part of women and of flowers charms the senses none the less.

The Revolt of the Angels |Anatole France

For some of them are born and corruptible, but others not born.

Essays and Miscellanies |Plutarch

corruptible

/ (kəˈrʌptəbəl) /

susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted

corruptibility or corruptibleness, noun corruptibly, adverb