INCORRUPTIBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incorruptible mean? 

• INCORRUPTIBLE (adjective)
  The adjective INCORRUPTIBLE has 1 sense:

1. incapable of being morally corrupted

  Familiarity information: INCORRUPTIBLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCORRUPTIBLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Incapable of being morally corrupted

Context example:

incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society

Similar:

incorrupt (free of corruption or immorality)

Derivation:

incorruptibility (the incapability of being corrupted)

 Context examples 

The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption—and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as he waved them goodbye.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)