Corrupt or corrupted? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Ordinarily, "corrupted" should be emphasizing more that this is something that happened as opposed to the present state If we say "The leader was corrupted," we start wondering when it happened, who corrupted him, how, etc "The leader was corrupt" simply describes how he is now But computer tech is different
For computer science, are the files corrupted or corrupt? "Corrupt" and "corrupted" have different meanings, and these words sound different when applied to politicians A "corrupt senator" feels different than "corrupted senator" The second feels like something has been done to his moral character, while the first describes him as doing immoral things
Word for not understandable [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . The message was staticky and corrupted, making it not understandable "Not understandable" sounds strange and like a double negative I'm looking for a single word to take the place Some results suggest "bizarre" and "alien", but that's not what I'm going for The speaker knows what it is, but can't understand it
Word for using something good for an evil bad purpose? The adjectives "treacherous" and "perfidious" can be used, since they imply that the persons so qualified are likely to do wrong to people because of their lies, that is, they cannot be trusted; however if lies such as the pretense to be good are covered by this characteristic, these words do not specifically mean "that cannot be trusted because they only pretend to be good while they are in
Is there a noun meaning: person who accepts bribes? Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
Word for when one uses the wrong word in a sentence I was hoping for something more technical than "the wrong word" The wikipedia page you linked (and the example you supplied) seem to indicate that Lexical Selection Errors tend to me more of "slip of the tongue" issues, where the speaker knows what the tend but trip over themselves (and select the wrong word)
Reason for different pronunciations of lieutenant 'Lieutenant' comes from French lieu ('place') and tenant ('holding') Some sources claim that 'lieutenant' had alternative spellings such as leftenant, leftenaunt, lieftenant, lieftenaunt etc , and that the ModE pronunciation with f (BrE mostly) is a holdover from those spellings
Word or phrase to describe something that previously had a use, but now . . . Time-corrupted Fallen having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc Though this does not include its biblical connotation that probably makes it a better fit
single word requests - What is deliberately using complex sentences to . . . "Bamboozle" and "befuddle" are the best so far, they're the only ones that fit and are also in common usage I'd use "Bamboozle" when implying that it is a deliberate attempt to manipulate someone into something (e g a salesman trying to 'blind someone with science' or a politician creating vague fears), and "Befuddle" when it could be an accident (e g a poor communicator) or where creating