"whorish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whorish.wav Forms: more whorish [comparative], most whorish [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪʃ Etymology: From whore + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whore|ish}} whore + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} whorish (comparative more whorish, superlative most whorish)
  1. (vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore. Tags: vulgar Derived forms: whorishly, whorishness Translations (resembling a whore): hoerig (Dutch), putineca (Esperanto), horutur (Faroese), huorahtava (Finnish), putassier (French), puttanesco (Italian), horete (Norwegian), horaktig (Swedish)

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