dissolute
[dis-uh-loot]
- indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
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Origin of dissolute
Synonyms
See more synonyms for dissolute on Thesaurus.comcorrupt, loose, debauched, wanton, abandoned.
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Examples from the Web for dissolute
Contemporary Examples
On his execution, state media accused Jang of leading a "dissolute, depraved life" and running up £6.4 million in gambling debts.
Even if they do not manage to take and hold power, they are examples of the dissolute lives that sons of dictators often lead.
Historical Examples
It sent him off in a rage, with all his crew of dissolute followers.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
Badman continues a loose blackguard, extravagant, idle and dissolute.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
He was accused of dissolute conduct, and was superseded in his office by Du Poizat.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
The worst was, that the dissolute life he led grievously affected the business.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
The dissolute men who have written verses have not been great poets.
The Poetical Works of William CollinsWilliam Collins
dissolute
- given to dissipation; debauched
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin dissolūtus loose, from dissolvere to dissolve
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Word Origin and History for dissolute
adj.
late 14c., "loose, negligent, morally or religiously lax," from Latin dissolutus "loose, disconnected," past participle of dissolvere "loosen up" (see dissolve). A figurative use of the classical Latin word. Related: Dissolutely; dissoluteness.
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