Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncorrupting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-cor-rupt-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not corrupt; wholesome, harmless.

adj

That does not decay.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English corrupting English uncorrupting From un- + corrupting.

Questions

What does uncorrupting mean?
That does not corrupt; wholesome, harmless.
Where does uncorrupting come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English corrupting English uncorrupting From un- + corrupting.

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