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corruptible

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\ (k?r-r?p"t?-b'l), a. [L.
   corruptibilis: cf. F. corruptible.]
   1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. ``Our
      corruptible bodies.'' --Hooker.

            Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as
            silver and gold.                      --1 Pet. i.
                                                  18.

   2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated;
      susceptible of depravation.

            They systematically corrupt very corruptible race.
                                                  --Burke.
      -- {Cor*rupt"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cor*rupt"i*bly}, adv.

Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\, n.
   That which may decay and perish; the human body. [Archaic]
   --1 Cor. xv. 53.

Source : WordNet®

corruptible
     adj : capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest
           politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police
           officer" [syn: {bribable}, {dishonest}, {purchasable},
           {venal}]
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