as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience
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Recent Examples of dissolute
Enter an unlikely duo, called in by their governments to investigate: Adam, a gruff American super-soldier, and Rao, a dissolute former British intelligence officer with a talent for detecting falsehoods — unless Adam is telling them.
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Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
Players believed that Senet revealed what obstacles lay ahead, warned dissolute souls of their fiery fates, and offered reassurance of the deceased’s eventual escape from the underworld, as represented by successfully moving one’s pieces off the board.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
Banks’ wintry, autobiographical sixth novel turns on the lifelong conflict between a dissolute New Hampshire police officer and his son.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
Probability first entered the teachings of men through the work of that dissolute gambler Pascal, who was willing to make a bet on his salvation.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2011
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Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
Players believed that Senet revealed what obstacles lay ahead, warned dissolute souls of their fiery fates, and offered reassurance of the deceased’s eventual escape from the underworld, as represented by successfully moving one’s pieces off the board.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
Banks’ wintry, autobiographical sixth novel turns on the lifelong conflict between a dissolute New Hampshire police officer and his son.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
Probability first entered the teachings of men through the work of that dissolute gambler Pascal, who was willing to make a bet on his salvation.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolute
Adjective
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This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Against the backdrop of a degraded web, the improbable success of a volunteer-run website attempting to gather all the world’s knowledge is something to celebrate, not destroy.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Microplastics are tiny fragments of degraded polymers that are found in the environment, including our air, water and soil, a news release explained.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And in one case, a person got it from handling sick and or dead birds in a backyard flock.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dairy farmers with infected herds reported large die-offs of wild birds near their farms before their cows got sick, according to the USDA.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Dissolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolute. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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