dissipated

[ dis-uh-pey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

Origin of dissipated

1
First recorded in 1600–10; dissipate + -ed2

Other words from dissipated

  • dis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverb
  • dis·si·pa·ted·ness, noun
  • non·dis·si·pat·ed, adjective
  • non·dis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverb
  • non·dis·si·pat·ed·ness, noun
  • un·dis·si·pat·ed, adjective
  • well-dis·si·pat·ed, adjective

Words Nearby dissipated

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How to use dissipated in a sentence

  • Lady Victoria's earlier mood of colossal indifference had been dissipated by her son's return.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • He may be considered as one of the learned few whose genius dissipated the gloom of the 8th century.

  • But this small fear was immediately dissipated when she ran in after bidding Amy good-night.

  • Bruce now suggested that the enemy, confident that his force was dissipated, would lie open to surprise.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • He had the unmistakable air of the dissipated life; he was well dressed, and handsome, in a picturesque way.

    The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for dissipated

dissipated

/ (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched

  2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted

Derived forms of dissipated

  • dissipatedly, adverb
  • dissipatedness, noun

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