dissolute
indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
Origin of dissolute
1Other words for dissolute
Other words from dissolute
- dis·so·lute·ly, adverb
- dis·so·lute·ness, noun
- un·dis·so·lute, adjective
Words that may be confused with dissolute
- desolate, dissolute
Words Nearby dissolute
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How to use dissolute in a sentence
There have been lots of dissolute owners with doormat teams.
The NFL is paying the price for underestimating its Daniel Snyder problem | Sally Jenkins | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostOn his execution, state media accused Jang of leading a "dissolute, depraved life" and running up £6.4 million in gambling debts.
The Women Behind the Throne in North Korea's 'Empire of Horror' | The Telegraph | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was the more dissolute, the heavier drinker, and lesser writer, very much the junior partner in an ostentatious double act.
Even if they do not manage to take and hold power, they are examples of the dissolute lives that sons of dictators often lead.
Dictators' Sons, From Egypt to Libya, Are Doomed | Stephen Kinzer | February 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe caused his mother sorrow, by a dissolute life and by forcible inroads on the maternal purse.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Another notices that had she been dissolute, she would have preferred the liberty of remaining a widow.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerA true daughter of an artist, of a genial and dissolute artist, thoroughly in the romantic tradition, as was Sebastien Ruys.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetHow would the young and dissolute monarch look upon the claims of Rhode Island?
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneHe had seized upon the government and gained over a vast number of the most dissolute and discontented spirits to his side.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank Aubrey
British Dictionary definitions for dissolute
/ (ˈdɪsəˌluːt) /
given to dissipation; debauched
Origin of dissolute
1Derived forms of dissolute
- dissolutely, adverb
- dissoluteness, noun
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