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whorish

[ hawr-ish, hohr-or, often, hoor- ]

adjective

  1. having the character or characteristics of a whore; lewd; unchaste.


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Other Words From

  • whorish·ly adverb
  • whorish·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whorish1

First recorded in 1525–35; whore + -ish 1

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Example Sentences

Here is a Miss won, and in her whorish Affections come over to Joseph, without his speaking of a word.

What have ye to do to dally with a whorish and foolish world?

By means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread.

I wil make ye daunce sutch a bloudy bargenet, as your whorish heate for euer shall be cooled.

In this increasingly whorish atmosphere, the perception of foreigners was dramatically re-cast.

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