whorish

[ hawr-ish, hohr- or, often, hoor- ]

/ ˈhɔr ɪʃ, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /

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adjective

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

QUIZ

SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE?

Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge!

Question 1 of 6

Which form is used to state an obligation or duty someone has?

Origin of whorish

First recorded in 1525–35; whore + -ish¹

whor·ish·ly, adverbwhor·ish·ness, noun

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
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

In this increasingly whorish atmosphere, the perception of foreigners was dramatically re-cast.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin