Hypertext Webster Gateway: "turpitude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turpitude \Tur"pi*tude\, n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul,
base.]
Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or
actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
turpitude
n : a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice: "the
various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: {depravity}]
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