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Corruptly

Definition: Corruptly

Corruptly

Adverb

1. In a corrupt manner.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "corruptly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)


Synonym: Corruptly

Synonym: corruptedly (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Corruptly

English words defined with "corruptly": Embracery. (references)
Specialty definitions using "corruptly": CONTRA DANCEHORSE COSER, Huniades, HunniadesOignement de Bretaigne. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Corruptly

DomainTitle

Books

  • Corruptly Procured/a Richard Michaelson Mystery (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Corruptly

"Corruptly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Corruptly" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%8124,375

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Corruptly

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "corruptly": corruptly-led.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Corruptly

Language Translations for "corruptly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

bestechlich (bribable, corrupt, corruptible, corruptibly, venal). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

orruptlycay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Corruptly

LanguageDateSourceNehemiah Chapter 1, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai o basileuV kuroV exhnegken ta skeuh oikou kuriou a elaben naboucodonosor apo ierousalhm kai edwken auta en oikw qeou autou
Latin405VulgateVanitate seducti sumus et non custodivimus mandatum et caerimonias et iudicia quae praecepisti Mosi servo tuo
Jacobean English1611King JamesWe have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Victorian English1833WebsterWe have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Basic English1964OgdenWe have done great wrong against you, and have not kept the orders, the rules, and the decisions, which you gave to your servant Moses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Corruptly

LanguageNehemiah Chapter 1, Verse 7
CebuanoKami nagbuhat sa pagkadautan gayud batok kanimo, ug wala magbantay sa mga sugo, ni sa kabalaoran, ni sa mga tulomanon, nga imong gisugo sa imong alagad nga si Moises.
CroatianVeoma smo zlo èinili prema tebi, ne držeæi naredaba tvojih, zakona i obièaja koje si ti naredio po Mojsiju, sluzi svome.
DanishSåre ilde har vi handlet imod dig, og vi har ikke holdt de Bud, Anordninger og Lovbud, du pålagde din Tjener Moses.
DutchWij hebben het ganselijk tegen U verdorven; en wij hebben niet gehouden de geboden, noch de inzettingen, noch de rechten, die Gij Uw knecht Mozes geboden hebt.
FinnishMe olemme pahoin tehneet sinua vastaan; emme ole noudattaneet käskyjä, säädöksiä ja oikeuksia, jotka sinä annoit palvelijallesi Moosekselle.
FrenchNous t`avons offensé, et nous n`avons point observé les commandements, les lois et les ordonnances que tu prescrivis Moïse, ton serviteur.
GermanWir haben an dir mißgehandelt, daß wir nicht gehalten haben die Gebote, Befehle und Rechte, die du geboten hast deinem Knecht Mose.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKami telah mendurhaka kepada-Mu dan melanggar perintah-perintah-Mu. Kami tidak mematuhi hukum-hukum yang telah Kauberikan kepada kami melalui Musa, hamba-Mu itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahwa patut sekali kami disiksa oleh-Mu, sebab tiada kami memeliharakan segala firman dan syariat dan syarat yang sudah Kaupesan kepada Musa, hamba-Mu.
ItalianCi siamo comportati male con te e non abbiamo osservato i comandi, le leggi e le decisioni che tu hai dato a Mosè tuo servo.
MaoriHe rawa ta matou mahi ki a koe, kihai hoki i pupuri i nga whakahau, i nga tikanga, i nga whakaritenga i whakahaua e koe ki tau pononga ki a Mohi.
Norwegianvi har båret oss ille at mot dig og ikke holdt de bud og lover og forskrifter som du gav din tjener Moses.
Portuguesena verdade temos procedido perversamente contra ti, e não temos guardado os mandamentos, nem os estatutos, nem os juízos, que ordenaste a teu servo Moisés.    
RumanianTe-am supqrat, wi n`am pqzit poruncile Tale, legile wi orknduirile, pe cari le-ai dat robului Tqu Moise.
RussianнЩ УФБМЙ ТЕУФХ ОЩ ТЕ" фП'ПА Й ОЕ УПИТБОЙМЙ ЪБ ПЧЕ"ЕК Й ХУФБЧПЧ Й П ТЕ"ЕМЕОЙК, ЛПФПТЩЕ фЩ ЪБ ПЧЕ"БМ нПЙУЕА, ТБ'Х фЧПЕНХ.
SpanishHemos actuado muy inicuamente contra ti y no hemos guardado los mandamientos, las leyes y los decretos que mandaste a tu siervo Moisés.
SwedishVi hava svårt förbrutit oss mot dig; vi hava icke hållit de bud och stadgar och rätter som du gav din tjänare Mose.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Corruptly

Derivations

Words ending with "corruptly": incorruptly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Corruptly"

Words rhyming with "corruptly" (pronounced 'Cor*rupt"ly'): Abruptly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Acutely, Adaptly, Adjunctly, Adroitly, Alertly, Antiquely, Apertly, Aptly, Archly, Argutely, Artly, Attently, Augustly, Austerely, Aversely, Avisely, Awkly, Badly, Baldly, Barely, Basely, Beastly, Behovely, Benignly, Beseemly, Bigly, Billy, Blackly, Blandly, Blankly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bluely, Bluntly, Boldly, Booly, Bragly, Bravely, Briefly, Brightly, Briskly, Broadly, Brutely, Buffoonly, Burly, Calmly. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Corruptly

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-l-o-p-r-r-t-u-y"

-2 letters: corrupt, courtly, octuply, poultry.

-3 letters: croupy, crypto, curtly, outcry, portly, protyl, pyrrol.

-4 letters: clour, clout, court, coypu, croup, cruor, crypt, curly, curry, lorry, loury, octyl, poult, pouty, roupy, truly.

-5 letters: clop, clot, cloy, colt, coly, copy, cory, coup, crop, cult, curl, curr, curt, lory, loup, lour, lout, plot, ploy, poly, port, pour, pout, purl.

 Words containing the letters "c-l-o-p-r-r-t-u-y"
 

+2 letters: corruptibly, incorruptly.

 

+3 letters: corruptively.

 

+4 letters: counterplayer, incorruptibly, perfunctorily, precopulatory.

 

+5 letters: corruptibility, counterplayers, peritrichously, reproductively.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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