Corrupt or corrupted? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2017年8月10日 · 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 …
For computer science, are the files corrupted or corrupt?
2015年8月27日 · 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.
Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of ...
2019年6月24日 · Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus Ask Question Asked 6 years, 2 months ago Modified 1 year, 9 months ago
What do you call money earned through unethical sources?
2014年7月12日 · Money/Assets/Property that is earned through unethical sources is called ? Money that is earned through bad sources like corrupted politics, corrupted business, ransom …
Is there a difference between "innocent" and "not guilty"?
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 …
idioms - A question of pits and stomachs - English Language
2020年9月2日 · 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 …
One word for "within that period of time"?
2015年7月30日 · 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 …
What French phrase is the origin of "gardyloo?"
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 …
Word for "not understandable" [duplicate] - English Language
2016年4月8日 · For instance: The message was staticky and corrupted, making it not understandable. "Not understandable" sounds strange and like a double negative. I'm looking …
Word for when one uses the wrong word in a sentence
2013年11月23日 · 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 …