Aug 10, 2017 · Should I say "the thing is corrupted" or "the thing is corrupt"? Would they carry different meanings? i.e "My hard drive is corrupted, so all of my information is lost" vs "My hard …

Aug 27, 2015 · Probably "corrupted" is more idiomatic (in the computer biz). "Corrupt" has a slight connotation of "doing evil", and 99% of the time the file is an innocent bystander.

Jun 24, 2019 · Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus Ask Question Asked 6 years, 4 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago

Nov 15, 2018 · You may use the term corrupt: if someone is corrupted by something, it causes them to become dishonest and unjust and unable to be trusted. Corrupt (adj): Someone who is …

Sep 2, 2020 · Since around the year 2000, confirmed by Ngrams, the common phrase " I felt (dread etc) in the pit of my stomach " has become somewhat corrupted to " I had (or felt) a pit …

3 free from moral wrong; not corrupted: an innocent child simple; naive: she is a poor, innocent young creature 4 not intended to cause harm or offense; harmless: So the OED gives …

The word gardyloo is a warning cry uttered before throwing wastewater (literally and euphemistically) out of a window. Every source I've found has traced this word back to some …

Nov 23, 2013 · Specifically, I'm looking for the term for when a person uses a word correctly, but intends a different meaning. For example: I empathize with you. When the person really …

Jul 30, 2015 · Is it the sample that has corrupted "throughout", or does "throughout" refer to the period that the sample existed? To improve the succinctness without losing meaning or …

Apr 8, 2016 · For instance: The message was staticky and corrupted, making it not understandable. "Not understandable" sounds strange and like a double negative. I'm looking …