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whoremasterly

whoremasterly adjective: having the character of a whoremaster (pimp); lecherous; libidinous.

Adjective

whoremasterly (comparative more whoremasterly, superlative most whoremasterly)

  1. (obsolete) Having the character of a whoremaster (pimp); lecherous; libidinous.
    • whoremasterly villainc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • You whoremasterly slave, you!1614 November 10 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Beniamin Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson], Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1631...

Forms of whoremasterly

comparativemore whoremasterly
superlativemost whoremasterly

Origin of whoremasterly

From whoremaster + -ly.

Questions about whoremasterly

What does whoremasterly mean?
Whoremasterly means having the character of a whoremaster (pimp); lecherous; libidinous.
What part of speech is whoremasterly?
Whoremasterly is an adjective.

Words near whoremasterly in the dictionary

  1. whoreling
  2. whorelings
  3. whorely
  4. whoreman
  5. whoremaster
  6. whoremasterly
  7. whoremasters
  8. whoremen
  9. whoremistress
  10. whoremistresses
  11. whoremonger

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