Corruptibleness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\ (k?r-r?p"t?-b'l), a. [L.
     corruptibilis: cf. F. corruptible.]
     1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our
        corruptible bodies." --Hooker.
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              Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as
              silver and gold.                      --1 Pet. i.
                                                    18.
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     2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated;
        susceptible of depravation.
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              They systematically corrupt very corruptible race.
                                                    --Burke.
        -- {Cor*rupt"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cor*rupt"i*bly}, adv.
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