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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