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incorrupt Definition

in·cor·rupt (in′kə rupt)

adjective

not corrupt; specif.,

  1. Obsolete uncontaminated; not rotten
  2. morally sound; not depraved, evil, impure, or perverted
  3. not taking bribes; upright; honest
  4. 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.