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debaucherous

American  
[dih-baw-cher-uhs] / dɪˈbɔ tʃər əs /

adjective

  1. tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

    a night of debaucherous fun.


Etymology

Origin of debaucherous

debaucher(y) + -ous


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And, in keeping with Waters’s oeuvre, there are plenty of countercultural, even debaucherous, twists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Even the film’s defenders grant that “Megalopolis” is juggling a lot, not always adroitly, in marrying Roman past with sci-fi future, debaucherous reverie and ultra sincerity.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024

But it was not actually about her, as it was based on a book about her visit to Gabriele d’Annunzio’s infamously debaucherous estate, written by the Italian poet’s housekeeper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

While Jersey Shore was initially a debaucherous, intentionally homogeneous riff on The Real World, Family Vacation is something better.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2018

We already knew extreme stunt food was out of control; is the world’s most unnecessarily debaucherous city meal even worse?

From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2014

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