uncorrupted
Britishadjective
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not having been corrupted
you're touchingly uncorrupted by power
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not contaminated
food that is uncorrupted by chemicals
Example Sentences
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"We wanted to be completely uncorrupted and have a laugh... And as soon as the chains were off, of course there were so many ideas."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
A movie of icy dread, “The Innocents” unnervingly explores how children can be both uncorrupted and cruel, a paradox that can have deep emotional repercussions that linger well past the playground years.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
The 1943 scene melds a topical inventory of wartime images with Surrealism’s fascination for children’s art, uncorrupted and without adult prejudice, which the deft composition embraces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
I don’t want to presume that children are uncorrupted beings with flowers in their hair—that doesn’t give them their due, either.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2018
When he did, some of his surface smugness dropped away, and Mariam caught a glint of humility as yet uncorrupted.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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