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spurcus.

dirty, foul, unclean

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈspʊr.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈspur.kus]
  1. dirty, foul, unclean

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. morally-polluted, base, mean

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *sporkos, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ḱós, perhaps from *sper- (“to scatter”) (originally "contaminated", "polluted"). Perhaps related to spargō, spurius, parcus, spernō, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō), English spurn, spread, spare.

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