TURPITUDE


Meaning of TURPITUDE in English

/ ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd; NAmE ˈtɜːrpətuːd/ noun

[ U ] ( formal ) very immoral behaviour

SYN wickedness

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French , or from Latin turpitudo , from turpis disgraceful, base.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.