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corruttiva

corrupting

adjective kor-root-TEE-vah Rare

Origin: From Latin corruptivus, from corrumpere (to corrupt).

Also means

corruptive

Usage Note

Corruttiva is the feminine form of corruttivo — the lemma is corruttivo (m). The full paradigm is corruttivo (m sg), corruttiva (f sg), corruttivi (m pl), corruttive (f pl). It describes an influence or force that causes moral or material corruption. It is a formal adjective, more common in written than spoken Italian.

Examples

"L'influenza corruttiva del denaro è un tema letterario antico."

Natural Translation

The corrupting influence of money is an ancient literary theme.

Literal Translation

The influence corrupting of-the money is a theme literary ancient.

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