Hence he speaks of the Germans as indigenas, which he explains below by editum terra, sprung from the earth, like the mutum et turpe pecus of Hor.
Turpe is defined to be either what causes immediate pain to the spectator, or ulterior hurt--to whom?
Cum sit turpe magis nostris nescire Latine=--All things must be in Greek!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turpe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
