Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - incorruptible
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Incorruptible
incorruptible
~ adj 1 too honest to be influenced by anything that is illegal or morally wrong (A good judge must be incorruptible.) 2 formal material that is incorruptible will never decay and cannot be destroyed (Gold was precious because it was incorruptible.) - incorruptibly adv (incorruptibly honest) - incorruptibility n (- see also corrupt1)
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1.
If you describe someone as incorruptible, you approve of the fact that they cannot be persuaded or paid to do things that they should not do. He was a sound businessman, totally reliable and incorruptible. ADJ c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adjective Date: 14th century incapable of corruption: as a. not subject to decay or dissolution b. incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted • incorruptibility noun • ~ noun • incorruptibly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. 1 that cannot be corrupted, esp. by bribery. 2 that cannot decay; everlasting. Derivatives incorruptibility n. incorruptibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF incorruptible or eccl.L incorruptibilis (as IN-(1), CORRUPT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. неподкупный, честный человек the I. —- Неподкупный (прозвище Робеспьера) 2. неподкупный judge —- неподкупный судья 3. непортящийся; неразлагающийся; неокисляющийся; не поддающийся химическому воздействию ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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