TURPITUDE


Meaning of TURPITUDE in English

/terr"pi toohd', -tyoohd'/ , n.

1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.

2. a vile or depraved act.

[ 1480-90; turpitudo, equiv. to turpi ( s ) base, vile + -tudo -TUDE ]

Syn. 1. wickedness, vice, vileness, wrongdoing.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .