I.ugliness, unsightliness, foulness, deformity (syn. deformitas).
I. Lit. (very rare): “an est ullum malum majus turpitudine?” Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105: “virtutis laude turpitudinem tegere,” App. Mag. p. 283, 9.—
II. Trop., baseness, shamefulness, disgrace, dishonor, infamy, turpitude (syn.: “obscenitas, dedecus): ut nullum probrum, nullum facinus, nulla turpitudo ab accusatore obiceretur,” Cic. Font. 16, 37: “quanta erit turpitudo, quantum dedecus, quanta labes,” id. Phil. 7, 5, 15: “turpitudinem atque infamiam delere ac tollere,” Cic. Verr. 1, 16, 49; id. Fin. 3, 11, 38: “si omnia fugiendae turpitudinis adipiscendaeque honestatis causā faciemus,” id. Tusc. 2, 27, 66; cf.: “fuga turpitudinis, appetentia laudis et honestatis,” id. Rep. 1, 2, 2: “(divitiis) abuti per turpitudinem,” Sall. C. 13, 2: “cum summā turpitudine in exsilio aetatem agere,” id. ib. 58, 12: “populo turpitudinem et impudentiam exprobrare,” Suet. Aug. 42: “verborum,” Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 242: “ut turpitudinem fugae virtute delerent,” Caes. B. G. 2, 27: “generis,” Quint. 3, 7, 19: “pristinae vitae,” Gell. 18, 3, 3.—Plur.: “propter flagitiorum ac turpitudinum societatem,” fellowship in vile practices, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107; v. also turpido.
