English → Latin
“whorish” in Latin
meretrīciusmeretricious: Of or related to prostitutes and prostitution.libīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for somethingimpudīcusshameless, impudent; unchaste, impure, immodest, immoral, lewd
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
whorish
meretricius (the proper word): libidinosus (lascivious): impudicus (immodest).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for whorish?
- The usual Latin words for “whorish” are meretrīcius, libīdinōsus, impudīcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.