turpitude
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noun \ˈtər-pə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of TURPITUDE
: inherent baseness : depravity <moral turpitude>; also : a base act
See Examples of TURPITUDE
- <pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements>
Origin of TURPITUDE
Middle French, from Latin turpitudo, from turpis vile, base
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with TURPITUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, vastitude
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