- corruptive
- adjective Date: 15th century producing or tending to produce corruption • corruptively adverb
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Corruptive — Cor*rupt ive (k?r r?p t?v), a. [L. corruptivus: cf. F. corruptif.] Having the quality of tainting or vitiating; tending to produce corruption. [1913 Webster] It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so speedy a dissolution of the meat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corruptive — [kə rup′tiv] adj. 〚ME corruptif < LL(Ec) corruptivus〛 tending to corrupt or produce corruption corruptively adv. * * * See corrupter. * * * … Universalium
corruptive — [kə rup′tiv] adj. [ME corruptif < LL(Ec) corruptivus] tending to corrupt or produce corruption corruptively adv … English World dictionary
corruptive — corrupt ► ADJECTIVE 1) willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. 2) evil or morally depraved. 3) (of a text or computer data) made unreliable by errors or alterations. 4) archaic rotten or putrid. ► VERB 1) make corrupt. 2) … English terms dictionary
corruptive — adjective Tending to corrupt … Wiktionary
corruptive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Morally detrimental: contaminative, demoralizing, unhealthy, unwholesome. See RIGHT … English dictionary for students
corruptive — cor rup·tive || tɪv adj. tending to spoil; likely to cause dishonesty or depravity … English contemporary dictionary
corruptive — cor·rup·tive … English syllables
corruptive — adjective tending to corrupt or pervert • Syn: ↑perversive, ↑pestiferous • Similar to: ↑evil • Derivationally related forms: ↑pervert (for: ↑perversive), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
corruptif — ⇒CORRUPTIF, IVE, adj. Rare. Qui a la propriété de corrompre, notamment par de l argent : • ... Fraisier avait fait venir chez lui la loueuse de chaises, et la soumettait à sa conversation corruptive, aux ruses de sa puissance chicanière, à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
