"bribable" meaning in All languages combined

See bribable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bribable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more bribable [comparative], most bribable [superlative]
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  1. Susceptible to bribery. Derived forms: unbribable Translations (susceptible to bribery): подкупен (podkupen) (Bulgarian), subornable (Catalan), bestechlich (German), käuflich (German), sobornable (Spanish), mutbar (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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