Antonyms for bribable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : brahyb
Phonetic Transcription : braɪb


Definition of bribable

Origin :
  • late 14c., "thing stolen," from Old French bribe "bit, piece, hunk; morsel of bread given to beggars" (14c., cf. Old French bribeor "vagrant, beggar"), from briber, brimber "to beg," a general Romanic word (Gamillscheg marks it as Rotwelsch, i.e. "thieves' jargon"), of uncertain origin; old sources suggest Celtic (cf. Breton breva "to break"). Shift of meaning to "gift given to influence corruptly" is by mid-15c.
  • As in mercenary : adj greedy for money
  • As in rotten : adj dishonest, immoral
  • As in purchasable : adj unethical
  • As in corrupt : adj dishonest
Example sentences :
  • To the women of his own zenana he had always been carelessly kind, and women are least bribable of the two sexes.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Kathlyn » by Harold MacGrath

Synonyms for bribable

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