TURPE, turpe
Sounds Like: TUR-peh
Translations: ugly, shameful, disgraceful, base, vile, an ugly thing, a shameful thing
From the root: TURPIS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as ugly, unsightly, or morally base and shameful. It can be used to describe actions, appearances, or character traits that are considered dishonorable or disgraceful.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, TURPIS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- TURPIS — ugly, foul, base, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable, vile, morally corrupt, an ugly thing, a shameful thing
- TURPISSIMUM — most shameful, most disgraceful, most ugly, very shameful, very disgraceful, very ugly, a most shameful thing, a most disgraceful thing
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