Definition for TURP'I-TUDE

TURP'I-TUDE, n. [Fr. from L. turpitudo, from turpis, foul, base.]

  1. Inherent baseness or vileness of principle in the human heart; extreme depravity.
  2. Baseness or vileness of words or actions; shameful wickedness. South.

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