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⚖️ Related to sodomy 🏙️ From Sodom 😈 Morally corrupt
sodomitical

sodomitical

9.9
Very morally wrong and corrupt
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɒdəˈmɪtɪkəl/
  • Offensive
: depravado
  • In the Gay Male Woman, it fashions just such a structure, joining a sodomitical scenario to the object of what, if it can still pass for heterosexual desire, can perhaps no longer escape the thought of itself as doing so.

Examples

  • The novel explores the sodomitical behavior of characters in a corrupt society.

  • The judge condemned the defendant's actions as sodomitical, shocking the entire community.

  • Many critics described the film's depiction of violence and immorality as sodomitical.

Synonyms

sordid
vssodomitical
48 7.5

Dirty and morally wrong, often involving dishonest or cruel acts

focuses more on deep moral depravity and wickedness rather than mere dirtiness
sodomitic
vssodomitical
  • Offensive
9.9

Used to insult someone by saying their actions are morally wrong or sexually unacceptable

is the general strong condemnation of vice without stressing figurative use

Antonyms

moral
892 3.7

Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions

How Immoral

sodomitical
  • Offensive
9.9
depraved
  • Formal
44 7.8
wicked
112 4.6
immoral
131 4.6
indecent
  • NSFW
40 6.7
questionable
162 3.9

Surface Forms

sodomitical positive

Morphology

sodomitical = sodomite (semi-transparent) = sodomite + ical

Although formed from 'sodomite', the sense 'morally depraved' is a generalized moral extension and not a direct, narrowly literal meaning.

Etymology

Sodomitical comes from the name Sodom, a city in the Bible punished for great sin, so writers used it to mean 'very wicked' or morally 'corrupt'. That's why sodomitical can be used as a strong word to condemn vice or bad moral behaviour.