corruptible
adjective
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adj
Etymology: From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.
- bribable, that can be bought
“They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)”
- perishable, subject to decay
“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,”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.
- 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.”