incorrupt

or in·cor·rupt·ed

[ in-kuh-ruhpt or in-kuh-ruhp-tid ]

/ ˌɪn kəˈrʌpt or ˌɪn kəˈrʌp tɪd /

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adjective

not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.

not to be corrupted; incorruptible.

not vitiated by errors or alterations.

Obsolete. free from decomposition or putrefaction.

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Origin of incorrupt

1300–50; Middle English < Latin incorruptus unspoiled. See in-³ + corrupt

OTHER WORDS FROM incorrupt

in·cor·rupt·ly, adverbin·cor·rupt·ness, noun

Words nearby incorrupt

incorporeal, incorporeity, incorr., incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incorruptible, incorruption, incoterms, incr., incrassate

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Example sentences from the Web for incorrupt

He meant well to the public; and was incorrupt in a post where corruption is commonly contagious.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
A Southern volcano in New-Hampshire, pouring forth the lava of despotism in that incorrupt, and noble old fortress of liberty!
Conflict of Northern and Southern Theories of Man and Society|Henry Ward Beecher
If the judge were incorrupt, he would punish you for your blasphemy.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox
Incorrupt himself, Pitt was extraordinarily tolerant of corruption in others.
The History of the Post Office|Herbert Joyce

We learn from William of Malmesbury that the body was again found incorrupt 415 years afterwards at Durham, and publicly shewn.
Willis's Current Notes, No. XV., March 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incorrupt

incorrupt

/ (ˌɪnkəˈrʌpt) /

adjective

free from corruption; pure

free from decay; fresh or untainted

(of a manuscript, text, etc) relatively free from error or alteration

Derived forms of incorrupt

incorruptly, adverbincorruption or incorruptness, noun

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incorrupt

or in·cor·rupt·ed

adjective

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adjective

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