incorrupt

incorrupt Definition

in·cor·rupt (in′kə rupt′)

adjective

not corrupt; specif.,

Obsolete uncontaminated; not rotten
morally sound; not depraved, evil, impure, or perverted
not taking bribes; upright; honest
containing no errors, alterations, or foreign admixtures: said of texts, languages, etc.

Etymology: ME incorrupte < L incorruptus

incorrupt Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

body: Among the many coffins, they found the one containing the knight's incorrupt body.
state: On removal of the body, the monks were astonished to find the corpse in a totally incorrupt state - it had not decayed.

Used with adjective complement

remain: And what he foretold was fulfilled in truth, for thine arm remained incorrupt even after thou wast slain for the Lord.

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