uncorrupting

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adjective

That does not corrupt; wholesome, harmless.

OriginEnglish corrupting ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveuncorrupting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not corrupt; wholesome, harmless.
  2. not comparableThat does not decay.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcorrupting
  9. Englishuncorrupting

From un- + corrupting.

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APA

uncorrupting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncorrupting

MLA

“uncorrupting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncorrupting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncorrupting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncorrupting.

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