prostibulous

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adjective

Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveprostibulous (comparative more prostibulous, superlative most prostibulous)

comparative more prostibulous · superlative most prostibulous

  1. obsoleteOf or relating to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious.

    that prostibulous church of antichrist

    1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches

Origin

  1. Latinprostibulum“prostitute”
  2. Englishprostibulous

Latin prostibulum (“prostitute”), + -ous.

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APA

prostibulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostibulous

MLA

“prostibulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostibulous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prostibulous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostibulous.

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