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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Tragically, the Chesapeake remains significantly degraded and its overall water quality has improved only marginally after 41 years.—
Gerald Winegrad,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Gazans cheer, blast music as Hamas conducts sick parade of hostages Hamas paraded Israeli hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert in front of a cheering crowd Saturday, before releasing them after more than 500 days in captivity.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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One family has a sick child who could be heard crying in the background during a call between Herischi and Panamanian officials.—
Yong Xiong, Michael Rios, CNN and Ivonne Valdés,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Dissolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolute. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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