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uncorrupted

uncorrupted

1 5.7
Still in its original good condition
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kəˈrʌp.tɪd/
translation icon : no corrompido
  • The researchers discovered a uncorrupted sample of ancient DNA buried deep in the ice.
  • remains uncorrupted

Oh, so the Linux kernel would keep retrying the drive to see if the data turns up, and lo and behold, it would totally uncorrupted.

Examples

  • Maybe, too, you technicians who read the code can find in the archives some uncorrupted paleo-data that will help re-establish respectable, long-term records worthy of a new "consensus."

    Blog text (15)
  • We've got an uncorrupted hard drive.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Instead, a fairly small contingent of FBI men in a fresh, still uncorrupted organization did the job.

    Blog text (10)
  • The uncorrupted condition of youthful bodies lent itself to the melancholic vanitas themes he favored.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Germogen opened their tombs, revealing their uncorrupted remains in 1595, and subsequently wrote the "Life of Gurii and Varsonofii" as the miracle cult was being established.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In presuming to portray relatively pristine, viable cultures of uncorrupted and unconquered native peoples, no matter the scientific purpose served, the ethnographic present easily fell into becoming the standard for cultural "genuineness."

    Academic text (1995)
  • As Stephen Bronner (1983:299) has pointed out, "Nolde emphasizes the irrational while seeking out the primitive and the childlike whose bond with nature remains uncorrupted."

    Academic text (1994)
  • Nomads are rough, savage, and uncultured, and their presence is always inimical to civilization; however, they are hardy, frugal, uncorrupted in morals, freedom-loving, and self-reliant, and so make excellent fighters.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Thanks to the backup system, we were able to restore the uncorrupted files from last week.

  • The pristine landscape remained uncorrupted by industry, showcasing nature in its original form.

Synonyms

unspoiled
vsuncorrupted
11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

adds that the key stresses avoiding physical decay as well as original condition
unblemished
vsuncorrupted
7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

concerns remaining undecomposed and in original, unspoiled form
unsullied
vsuncorrupted
5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

is about avoiding physical decay rather than just stains or tarnish
unaltered
vsuncorrupted
5 3.7

Still in its original state and not changed

focuses more narrowly on resisting decay and decomposition specifically
unmolested
vsuncorrupted
5 6.5

Left alone and not harmed or disturbed

is about remaining undecomposed and original, not only being undisturbed
untainted
vsuncorrupted
4 5.6

Not harmed by bad things, especially in reputation

concerns physical nondecay and original condition rather than moral sense
untouched
vsuncorrupted
3 3.7

Not changed by what other people or things do

focuses specifically on no physical decay rather than lack of influence
undefiled
vsuncorrupted
1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

focuses more on absence of decay and original unspoiled state
undecayed
vsuncorrupted
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Not changed by radioactivity and still in its original state

focuses on resistance to decay rather than general untouchness
incorrupt
vsuncorrupted
1 9.9

A body that does not decay after death

applies more widely to things remaining unspoiled, not only bodies
unmanipulated
vsuncorrupted
1 5.8

In its original state and not changed by people

emphasizes surviving without decomposition rather than only not being changed
undecomposed
vsuncorrupted
6.7

Not rotted or broken down and remaining as it was

focuses on resisting physical decay rather than other purity senses
undecaying
vsuncorrupted
7.2

Stays whole and does not rot over time

emphasizes lack of decomposition rather than broader cleanliness or purity
uncorrupt
vsuncorrupted
6.0

Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition

is the same preservation idea but stresses original unspoiled state
unruined
vsuncorrupted
4.2

Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition

is narrower, stressing avoidance of decomposition rather than general damage
undestroyed
vsuncorrupted
4.6

Not damaged and still whole

specifically highlights lack of decay rather than merely remaining intact
uncorroded
vsuncorrupted
6.5

Remaining strong and not damaged by time or trouble

is literal about resisting decay and staying in original state
untampered
vsuncorrupted
6.3

Not opened or changed from the original condition

is about not decaying rather than not being tampered with
untinted
vsuncorrupted
4.2

Free from personal feelings or strong opinions

concerns absence of decay and original unspoiled physical state instead
incorrupted
vsuncorrupted
  • Literature
9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

is about physical nondecay and original unspoiled condition rather than morals

Antonyms

1 1.8

Food that is no longer safe to eat because it has gone bad

1 3.9

Something like wood, teeth, or food that is soft and broken because it has rotted

How Intact

pristine
63 5.1
uncorrupted
1 5.7
worn
4 2.1
damaged
1 1.1
decayed
1 3.9

Surface Forms

uncorrupted positive

Morphology

uncorrupted = corrupted (transparent) = un + corrupt + ed

The physical/figurative sense 'not decayed or spoiled' is formed by negating the participial adjective 'corrupted' with 'un-'.

Etymology

Uncorrupted is made of un- 'not' and corrupt 'to spoil', and it shares the root rupt 'to break' seen in rupture and interrupt. So something uncorrupted has not been spoiled or damaged and stays in its original, unspoiled state.