Palavra do dia

corrupt      /kəˈrʌpt/   adjective

(corrupto, mau, depravado, depravado, pervertido, desonesto)

comparative and superlative forms: more corrupt; most corrupt

1 a : doing things that are dishonest or illegal in order to make money or to gain or keep power • The country’s justice system is riddled with corrupt judges who accept bribes. • corruptpoliticians/officials • corrupt cops who sell drugs

1 b : done or controlled by dishonest and immoral people • corruptgovernments • the country’s corrupt legal system

2 : dishonest, evil, or immoral • society’s corrupt values

3 : changed or damaged : not in a correct or original form • acorrupt version of the text • The document is corrupt. • a corruptcomputer file that no longer works properly

— corruptly adverb

— corruptness noun [noncount] • the corruptness of the local government

Learn about corrupt as a verb.