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turpitude

noun
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/UK/ˈtɜɹpətuːd/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

  1. derived from turpitūdō
  2. borrowed from turpitude

Definitions

  1. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness

    Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

    • As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.

  2. An act evident of such depravity.

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Derived

moral turpitude

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA