corruptibleadj.

/kəˈrʌptɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s -able.

Etymology: < French corruptible (14th cent.) or < Latin corruptibilis , < participial stem of corrumpĕre to corrupt adj.: see -ble suffix.

1. Liable to corruption; subject to natural decay and dissolution; perishable, mortal.Chiefly in Scriptural phraseology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > able to be corrupted

corruptible1340

putrefactible?a1425

putrible?a1425

putrefiable1712

putrescible1753

taintable1864

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > liable to rot or putrefaction

corruptible1340

corrumpablec1405

putrefactible?a1425

putrible?a1425

putrefiable1712

putrescible1753

taintable1864

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 8860 Made of corruptybelle matere.

a1400–50 Alexander 3459 A coruptible kyng of clay fourmed.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. ix. 25 They do it to obtayne a corruptible croune, but we to obtyane an vncorruptible croune.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. xv. 53 This corruptible must put on incorruptibilite; and this mortall must put on immortalite.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 177 The Sacrament being of it selfe but a corruptible and earthly creature.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 29 They held that the World is corruptible.

1796 R. Southey Occas. Pieces v The soul Inhabits still its corruptible clay.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. vi. 103 In putting off our corruptible bodies.

†2. Pertaining to or characteristic of corruption; corrupt. Obsolete.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective]

purulent?a1425

carrionc1522

carrionly1567

corruptible1584

putrilaginous1598

putrid1610

putrefactive1646

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > relating to putrefaction

corruptible1584

putrid1610

putrefactive1646

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health li. 59 Onyons..engender yll humors and corruptible putrifactions in the stomacke.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 116 They..engender winde, and increase crude and corruptible humours.

3. Capable of moral corruption; open to the influence of bribery or corrupt practices.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adjective] > capable of becoming

corruptible1677

debauchable1865

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] > corrupted or corrupt > able to be

putrefactive1661

corruptible1677

debauchable1865

1677 Earl of Orrery Treat. Art of War 43 If an Officer..be false, corrupted, or corruptable.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 98 The House of Commons..was itself corruptible.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 521 Corruptiblest brute of a Chancellor.

4. Liable to verbal, textual, or phonetic corruption.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > corrupted

corruptc1386

barbarous1526

bauger1544

basea1549

skew1607

impure1613

corrupted1699

doggy1880

corruptible1887

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adjective] > liable to perversion

corruptible1887

1887 F. F. Roget Introd. Old French 100 The persistence of an essentially corruptible m in some [forms] is a curiosity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	corruptible
释义	corruptibleadj. /kəˈrʌptɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s -able. Etymology: < French corruptible (14th cent.) or < Latin corruptibilis , < participial stem of corrumpĕre to corrupt adj.: see -ble suffix. 1. Liable to corruption; subject to natural decay and dissolution; perishable, mortal.Chiefly in Scriptural phraseology. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > able to be corrupted corruptible1340 putrefactible?a1425 putrible?a1425 putrefiable1712 putrescible1753 taintable1864 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > liable to rot or putrefaction corruptible1340 corrumpablec1405 putrefactible?a1425 putrible?a1425 putrefiable1712 putrescible1753 taintable1864 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 8860 Made of corruptybelle matere. a1400–50 Alexander 3459 A coruptible kyng of clay fourmed. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. ix. 25 They do it to obtayne a corruptible croune, but we to obtyane an vncorruptible croune. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. xv. 53 This corruptible must put on incorruptibilite; and this mortall must put on immortalite. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 177 The Sacrament being of it selfe but a corruptible and earthly creature. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 29 They held that the World is corruptible. 1796 R. Southey Occas. Pieces v The soul Inhabits still its corruptible clay. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. vi. 103 In putting off our corruptible bodies. †2. Pertaining to or characteristic of corruption; corrupt. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] purulent?a1425 carrionc1522 carrionly1567 corruptible1584 putrilaginous1598 putrid1610 putrefactive1646 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > relating to putrefaction corruptible1584 putrid1610 putrefactive1646 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health li. 59 Onyons..engender yll humors and corruptible putrifactions in the stomacke. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 116 They..engender winde, and increase crude and corruptible humours. 3. Capable of moral corruption; open to the influence of bribery or corrupt practices. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adjective] > capable of becoming corruptible1677 debauchable1865 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] > corrupted or corrupt > able to be putrefactive1661 corruptible1677 debauchable1865 1677 Earl of Orrery Treat. Art of War 43 If an Officer..be false, corrupted, or corruptable. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 98 The House of Commons..was itself corruptible. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 521 Corruptiblest brute of a Chancellor. 4. Liable to verbal, textual, or phonetic corruption. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > corrupted corruptc1386 barbarous1526 bauger1544 basea1549 skew1607 impure1613 corrupted1699 doggy1880 corruptible1887 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adjective] > liable to perversion corruptible1887 1887 F. F. Roget Introd. Old French 100 The persistence of an essentially corruptible m in some [forms] is a curiosity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1340
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