corruptible

American  

[kuh-ruhp-tuh-buhl] / kəˈrʌp tə bəl /

adjective

1. that can or might be corrupted.

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corruptible British  

/ kəˈrʌptəbəl /

adjective

1. susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted

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Usage

What does corruptible mean? Corruptible is an adjective most commonly used to describe someone or an institution that can be caused to be dishonest or act immorally.Corruptible comes from the verb corrupt, which means to destroy the integrity of someone or something or cause someone to be dishonest.As an adjective, corrupt is commonly used to describe members of organizations or institutions who engage in illegal or otherwise dishonest practices to benefit themselves. It can also be used in this way to describe their actions or institutions that have a lot of corruption.Corrupt and corruption are most often used in the context of such rulebreaking by people who are powerful or who are responsible for the well-being of others, such as politicians, government officials, and police officers.More generally, corrupt be used as an adjective that means depraved, debased, or having been made worse in some way. It can also be used as a verb meaning to make someone or something depraved, debased, or worse in some way.Something that is corruptible is able to be made worse in some way, perhaps easily. For example, someone who’s corruptible will offer little resistance when they’re pressured to do the wrong thing—or they may even seek out an opportunity to break the rules to benefit themselves, such as by taking a bribe.The opposite of corruptible is incorruptible. Someone who’s incorruptible is honest and unbribable.Example: Bribes and kickbacks are their normal way of doing business, and they always seek out corruptible people to help them do it.

Other Word Forms

• corruptibility noun
• corruptibleness noun
• corruptibly adverb
• noncorruptibility noun
• noncorruptible adjective
• noncorruptibleness noun
• noncorruptibly adverb
• uncorruptible adjective
• uncorruptibleness noun
• uncorruptibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of corruptible

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin corruptibilis < Latin corrupt ( us ) ( corrupt ) + -ibilis -ible

Example Sentences

Following the revelation Farage said he knew Gill as a "God-fearing Christian, somebody that you would think was the least corruptible person".

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

And that often means winning the hearts and minds of the easily corruptible around her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

You talk about how corrupt and corruptible the marketplace of ideas is.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

In the same fashion, Mia is a character both empathetic and easily corruptible.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

If, therefore, man holds this position midway between the corruptible and the incorruptible, since every middle nature partakes of both extremes, man must share something of each nature.

From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by Church, R. W. (Richard William)