incorruptible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl/ UK /ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not susceptible to corruption, bribery, or decay

The judge was famed as an incorruptible defender of the law.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not susceptible to... upright honestunbribableprincipled virtuous imperishable

Opposites

corruptible venal perishablebribable

Word family

Derived forms incorruptiblyincorruptibility

Related forms corruptible corrupt corruptionincorrupt

Etymology

From Late Latin incorruptibilis, from in- ('not') + corruptibilis, from corrumpere ('to destroy, spoil'), from com- (intensive) + rumpere ('to break').

corrumpere Latin rumpere Latin *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incorruptible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not susceptible to corruption, bribery, or decay

## Examples
- The judge was famed as an incorruptible defender of the law.

## Synonyms
- upright
- honest
- unbribable
- principled
- virtuous
- imperishable

## Antonyms
- corruptible
- venal
- perishable
- bribable

## Derived Forms
- incorruptibly
- incorruptibility

## Related Forms
- corruptible
- corrupt
- corruption
- incorrupt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corrumpere
- Root: rumpere
- Root: *Hrewp-

## Etymology
From Late Latin incorruptibilis, from in- ('not') + corruptibilis, from corrumpere ('to destroy, spoil'), from com- (intensive) + rumpere ('to break').

## AI Etymology
incorruptible comes from Late Latin incorruptibilis, from in- ('not') + corruptibilis, from corrumpere ('to destroy, spoil'), from com- (intensive) + rumpere ('to break'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the adjective sense is "not susceptible to corruption, bribery, or decay", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as corruptible, corrupt, corruption, and incorrupt, and in derivatives such as incorruptibly and incorruptibility. Its semantic neighborhood includes upright, honest, unbribable, and principled, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin corrumpere, Latin rumpere, and Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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