English Dictionary
Definition of “incorruptible”
incorruptible (ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- incapable of being corrupted; honest; just
- not subject to decay or decomposition
Alternative Forms
ˌincorˌruptiˈbility ˌincorˈruptibleness noun ˌincorˈruptibly adverb
Usage examples
I have to cope with the men in the field - London, Paris, Jerusalem - and you can thank your lucky stars most of them are incorruptible.
Loraine, Philip, Loaded Questions (1985)He is saintly because he doesn't actually do anything: he is a non-actor, who is presumed to be pure and incorruptible.
Spiked (2003)Through the game the forwards were wasted several blinding plays set up by a that was as incorruptible as a prison wall.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)Deed - like the incorruptible marshal who brings justice to a lawless Wild West - is a naturally sympathetic character.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)It should only be seen as a temporary measure, to cope with a brief problem, not a suit of incorruptible armour to be worn all the time.
Marian Green, A WITCH ALONE (2002)
