corrupt (adj.) Copy link Outline I. DecomposedII. In moral sense1. corruptus2. incestus, impūrus3. inquīnātusIII. Accessible to briberyIV. Not genuine (as a text), or debased (as language) • corrupt (adj.): I. Decomposed: putrĕfactus, pūtrĭdus, pŭter, corruptus: v. rotten. II. In moral sense: 1. corruptus: used both as part. and adj.: Sall.: Cic. 2. incestus, impūrus: v. impure. 3. inquīnātus: v. polluted. III. Accessible to bribery: vēnālis, e: v. venal: also nummārius: Cic. IV. Not genuine (as a text), or debased (as language): corruptus, dēprāvātus: to alter and mend c. passages, depravatis locis veterum scriptorum mederi, Ruhnk. ap. Kr.: a passage evidently c., locus manifesto vitiatus, Blomf.: somewhat c., cui subest quaedam corruptela, id.