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turpitudinous

turpitudinous adjective: characterized by turpitude.

Adjective

turpitudinous (comparative more turpitudinous, superlative most turpitudinous)

  1. Characterized by turpitude.

Forms of turpitudinous

comparativemore turpitudinous
superlativemost turpitudinous

Origin of turpitudinous

From Latin turpitūdin(is) + -ous.

Questions about turpitudinous

What does turpitudinous mean?
Turpitudinous means characterized by turpitude.
What part of speech is turpitudinous?
Turpitudinous is an adjective.

Words near turpitudinous in the dictionary

  1. Turpinian
  2. turpins
  3. turpit
  4. turpitude
  5. turpitudes
  6. turpitudinous
  7. turps
  8. turpsier
  9. turpsiest
  10. turpsy
  11. Turpu Kapu

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