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Definition of "whorish" [whor•ish]

  • Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whorish" in a sentence
  • "He also addressed the labeling of his clothes as "whorish," noting, "Yes, the clothes are definitely for a woman, not a girl.""
  • "We hear: “Dear God! What kind of whorish get-up is she wearing?”"
  • "As i have heard he is quotting Joyce's letters to his wife Nora with this "whorish", the way Joyce called her."
  • "He also addressed the labeling of his clothes as "whorish," noting, "Yes, the clothes are definitely for a woman, not a girl.""
  • "We hear: “Dear God! What kind of whorish get-up is she wearing?”"
  • "Like almost all such places, it was a place where freedom and desire brought together “whorish” women, “brutish” immigrants, and shiftless, sensual slaves."