释义 |
whorish /ˈhɔːrɪʃ /adjectiveBelonging to or characteristic of a prostitute: a sort of whorish pink...- The silky relationship between art and fashion may seem charming but is often a tawdry, corrupting, even whorish affair.
- The play was overshadowed by the stunt casting of Madonna as Karen, the naïve temporary secretary trapped in a power struggle between two whorish movie producers, Bobby and Charlie.
- After all, there was the small matter of his affair with Jamie's whorish wife Ruth 30 years ago.
Derivatives whorishly adverb ...- The old man gets her cheap trashy stuff off the streets, because he likes to see her dressed up whorishly.
- Since the city is so whorishly flagrant in its indecency, how else should it be treated?
- Field Recordings From The Sun is simultaneously a deformation and unabashed celebration of all that is purely grotesque and whorishly beautiful about Rock and Roll music.
whorishness noun ...- And aside from the expected whorishness of promiscuity and unwed motherhood, the definition of "looseness" included the sin of being born illegitimate.
- She says her daughter's whorishness isn't an issue.
Rhymes moreish |