Meanings
adjectiveincorruptive (comparative more incorruptive, superlative most incorruptive)
comparative more incorruptive · superlative most incorruptive
- archaicnot liable to decay or wane (literally or figuratively)
To twine the wreath of incorruptive praise
1744, Mark Akenside, The Pleasures of the Imagination
Origin
- Latinincorruptivus
- Englishincorruptive
Latin incorruptivus.
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incorruptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incorruptive
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Chicago
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