trollopy

trollopy
trol·lopy

English syllables. 2014.

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  • trollopy — adjective Like a trollop …   Wiktionary

  • trollopy — ˈträləpē adjective : resembling or characteristic of a trollop * * * trollˈoping, trollˈopish or trollˈopy adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑trollop …   Useful english dictionary

  • trollop — trollopy, adj. /trol euhp/, n. 1. an immoral or promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute. 2. an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern. [1605 15; earlier trollops; perh. akin to TROLL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • meretricious — adj 1. gaudy, garish, flashy, Sl. flash, showy, bedizened, flaunting; loud, bold, painted, hard, Inf. honky tonk; tawdry, cheap, dime store, tinselly, brummagem, gimcrack, trumpery, trashy, Inf. chintzy, Inf. tacky, Sl. rinky dink; tasteless, in… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • lordship, your —    An alternative form of my lord, used to British noblemen other than dukes, and to high court judges.    There are examples of its use to noblemen scattered throughout the Shakespearean plays and the novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • trollop — n. 1 a disreputable girl or woman. 2 a prostitute. Derivatives: trollopish adj. trollopy adj. Etymology: 17th c.: perh. rel. to TRULL …   Useful english dictionary

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