debauched
Americanadjective
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displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure.
a flabby and debauched face.
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corrupted; debased.
debauched morals.
- Synonyms:
- immoral, profligate, dissipated, depraved
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That sort of bad art is thin gruel compared to really bad art: works that are ethically perverse, immoral or debauched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It became one of the key images in the promotion of her Brat album, matching the the music's debauched swagger and emotional candour.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Firstman stars as Peter, a debauched millennial aging out of a New York scene that never cared about him as a person in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
From their earliest shared Lunchables through debauched bachelorette parties right up to the Golden Girls years, women bond with intensity.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
“You are meant to be working separately, not in this...this debauched juxtaposition. I have warned you about collaborating, it is not the proper way to exhibit your skills.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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