bribe-worthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌɪbˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˈbraɪbˌwərði/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bribe n., -worthy comb. form.

Etymology: < bribe n. + -worthy comb. form.

Of a thing: worth taking a bribe for; worth using as a bribe; worth bribing a person for. Of a person or institution: worth bribing; open to corruption by bribery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > worthy of being procured by bribery

bribe-worthy1732

1732 J. Arbuthnot in Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 718/1 Without Trust of publick Money, Bribe-worthy Service, Trade, or Profession, [he] Acquired, or rather created A Ministerial Estate.

1788 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 396 To secure them against bribes by taking from them the power of bribe-worthy service.

1838 Court Mag. 12 68/1 Considering the Marlboroughs as bribe-worthy, he offered the generalissimo a large sum.

1841 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 9 Nov. Who..ever dreamed..of the custom-house mercenaries in the large cities, living on the Public, neglecting every duty for party meetings and the polls, and rendering to Power the most bribe-worthy services?

2000 M. C. Battestin Henry Fielding Compan. 276 A bribe-worthy officer of the law.

2008 K. Jacobs Knit Two xiii. 113 Rosie's house was familiar (and fun enough) to be bribe-worthy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bribe-worthy
释义	bribe-worthyadj. Brit. /ˈbrʌɪbˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈbraɪbˌwərði/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bribe n., -worthy comb. form. Etymology: < bribe n. + -worthy comb. form. Of a thing: worth taking a bribe for; worth using as a bribe; worth bribing a person for. Of a person or institution: worth bribing; open to corruption by bribery. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > worthy of being procured by bribery bribe-worthy1732 1732 J. Arbuthnot in Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 718/1 Without Trust of publick Money, Bribe-worthy Service, Trade, or Profession, [he] Acquired, or rather created A Ministerial Estate. 1788 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 396 To secure them against bribes by taking from them the power of bribe-worthy service. 1838 Court Mag. 12 68/1 Considering the Marlboroughs as bribe-worthy, he offered the generalissimo a large sum. 1841 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 9 Nov. Who..ever dreamed..of the custom-house mercenaries in the large cities, living on the Public, neglecting every duty for party meetings and the polls, and rendering to Power the most bribe-worthy services? 2000 M. C. Battestin Henry Fielding Compan. 276 A bribe-worthy officer of the law. 2008 K. Jacobs Knit Two xiii. 113 Rosie's house was familiar (and fun enough) to be bribe-worthy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1732
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