Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turpid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: turpid
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Foul; base; wicked; morally depraved.

Example Sentences

"[...] things absurd in themselves, and completely opposed, moreover, to all physical laws, which prove to us, by the way, that priests have always wallowed in turpid ignorance, in which they would fain engulf the people with them."
"I loved you. I was a pentapod monster, but I loved you. I was despicable and brutal, and turpid, and everything, mais je t'aimais, je t'aimais!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turpis, with the suffix -id.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: turpis

Inflected Forms

more turpid (comparative) most turpid (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

turpidly turpitude turpitudinous

Questions

What does turpid mean?: Foul; base; wicked; morally depraved.
Where does turpid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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