: producing or tending to produce corruption
corruptively adverb

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Even the bill’s own terms are problematic and corruptive of good medicine. The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024 Because of Supreme Court precedent, the only lasting solution to the corruptive influence of money in politics is through a constitutional amendment. Andrew Byron and Donna M. Rozar, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corruptive was in the 15th century

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“Corruptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corruptive. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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