turpitude
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtɜr.pɪ.tud/
- Formal
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turpitud
- "So, my good Hyde, what acts of gross turpitude have you committed since last we met?" he demanded.
- moral turpitude
- involving moral turpitude
Moral omnibus descriptions are going to be things like goodness, rectitude, vadnais, turpitude.
- Moral omnibus descriptions are going to be things like goodness, rectitude, vadnais, turpitude.
Examples
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In 1891, Congress forbade the entry of polygamists and aliens convicted of a crime involving "moral turpitude."
Academic text (1999) -
Other matters of professed moral turpitude have taken center stage as well.
Blog text (7) -
However, the very public nature of musical performance opens her to the charge of moral turpitude.
Academic text (2004) -
And in this case, we're talking about Hollywood and television, not exactly famous for moral turpitude.
Blog text (13) -
Yes, let's sing the praises of religion with regard to moral turpitude.
Blog text (21) -
Jefferson was ready to explode from these assertions of his "moral turpitude," as it was called.
Academic text (2016) -
The licensing statutes and regulations are likely to include dimensions of behavior, including moral turpitude.
Academic text (2003) -
There is precisely the same malice in hypocrisy, and in this vice we see the moral turpitude more clearly.
Blog text (12) -
Section 316(10)(2)(i) states that an individual who commits an act of moral turpitude lacks good moral character.
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The judge ruled that the defendant's actions displayed clear moral turpitude.
Synonyms
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8.8
A state of very bad moral behavior
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8.9
Great evil that shocks people
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8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
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8.8
Behaviour that harms people or tricks them, sometimes as a prank
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9.7
Bad behavior meant to annoy or hurt people
A very harmful and cruel way of being that hurts other people
Antonyms
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Morphology
turpitude = turp + itude
Neither the root 'turp' nor the learned suffix '-itude' are productive or familiar to average learners, so the meaning 'moral depravity' cannot be reliably derived from the components.
Etymology
Turpitude comes from the Latin root turpis, which means 'ugly' or 'shameful', so you can think of it as moral 'ugliness'. That's why turpitude means very bad, depraved, or corrupt behavior.