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"So then: these were Srenki, men whose virtue was the excess of vice, who with leaden zest performed quintessential evil and so redeemed their fellows from turpitude."
Jack Vance, The Domains of Koryphon
And for some reason always associated in my mind with torpor as if one state somehow leads to the other. Perhaps in a way they do – to quote my mother, 'The Devil always finds work for idle hands.'
an impressive sounding word, perfect for the passing of (superior) judgement, especially in the combination moral turpitude
typically paired with moral.
inherent baseness
Brings to mind turpentine.