whorish

  • 1Whorish — Whor ish, a. Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste. [1913 Webster] {Whor ish*ly}, adv. {Whor ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2whorish — [hôr′ish] adj. of or typical of a whore; lewd …

    English World dictionary

  • 3whorish — adjective Resembling or befitting a whore. Some pop singers try to compensate for lack of talent with whorish outfits and gyrations. Syn: meretricious, whorelike …

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  • 4whorish —   Kūakalikea (rare).     Whorish heart, na au moekolohe …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 5whorish — whore ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a prostitute or promiscuous woman. ► VERB 1) work as a prostitute. 2) use the services of prostitutes. DERIVATIVES whorish adjective. ORIGIN Old English …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6whorish — adjective Date: 1535 of or befitting a whore …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7whorish — whorishly, adv. whorishness, n. /hawr ish, hohr / or, often, /hoor /, adj. having the character or characteristics of a whore; lewd; unchaste. [1525 35; WHORE + ISH1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8whorish — Synonyms and related words: Paphian, chambering, easy, fallen, harlot, hustling, lax, light, loose, loose moraled, meretricious, of easy virtue, of loose morals, on the, on the town, pave, promiscuous, prostitute, prostituted, scarlet, slack,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9whorish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained: easy, fast, libertine, light2, loose, wanton. See SEX …

    English dictionary for students

  • 10whorish — adj. of or having characteristics typically associated with prostitutes; not chaste …

    English contemporary dictionary