corruptible

English

Etymology

From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

corruptible (comparative more corruptible, superlative most corruptible)

1. (of a person) bribable, that can be bought

   Antonyms: incorruptible, unbribable

   • 1791, Edmund Burke, A Letter from Mr. Burke: To a Member of the National Assembly; in Answer to Some Objections to his Book on French Affairs, Paris, Printed, Dublin, reprinted by William Porter, page 31:

     They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)

2. perishable, subject to decay

   Antonym: incorruptible

   • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Peter 1:18.

     that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and golde,

Synonyms

• (possible to corrupt): corruptable

Derived terms

• corruptibleness
• corruptibly

Translations

bribable, that can be bought

• Catalan: corruptible (ca)
• Dutch: omkoopbaar (nl), veil (nl)
• French: corruptible (fr)
• German: bestechlich (de)
• Portuguese: corruptível (pt)
• Spanish: corruptible (es)

perishable, subject to decay

• Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (riureis)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: φθαρτός (phthartós)

• Latin: corruptivus
• Swedish: förgänglig (sv)

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• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: ապականացու (apakanacʻu)

• Catalan: corruptible (ca)
• German: bestechlich (de)
• Italian: corruttibile (it), corrompibile
• Manx: yn-villey, yn-chleayney, yn-trullaghey

Noun

corruptible (plural corruptibles)

1. (archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
   • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:53.

     For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortall must put on immortalitie.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ku.rupˈtib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.rupˈtib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.rupˈti.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ko.rupˈtib.ble]

Adjective

corruptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural corruptibles)

1. corruptible

Related terms

• corrompre
• corruptibilitat

Further reading

• “corruptible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “corruptible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “corruptible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “corruptible”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

From Latin corruptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʁyp.tibl/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

corruptible (plural corruptibles)

1. corruptible

Related terms

• corruptibilité

Further reading

• “corruptible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Alternative forms

• corruptíbel

Adjective

corruptible m or f (plural corruptibles)

1. corruptible

Related terms

• corromper

Further reading

• “corruptible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin corruptibilis.

Adjective

corruptible m (feminine singular corruptibla, masculine plural corruptibles, feminine plural corruptiblas)

1. corruptible

Related terms

• corrompre
• corruptibilitat

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 290
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 184

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin corruptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korubˈtible/ [ko.ruβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞le]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Audio (Argentina):

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• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: co‧rrup‧ti‧ble

Adjective

corruptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural corruptibles)

1. corruptible

Related terms

• corromper
• corruptibilidad

Further reading

• “corruptible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025