whorish

[hawr-ish, hohr- or, often, hoo r-]

adjective

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

Origin of whorish

First recorded in 1525–35; whore + -ish¹

Related formswhor·ish·ly, adverbwhor·ish·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for whorish

Historical Examples of whorish

What have ye to do to dally with a whorish and foolish world?
Letters of Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford
By means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread.
Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works
Anonymous
I wil make ye daunce sutch a bloudy bargenet, as your whorish heate for euer shall be cooled.
The Palace of Pleasure
William Painter
Here is a Miss won, and in her whorish Affections come over to Joseph, without his speaking of a word.
The Life and Death of Mr Badman
John Bunyan