undegenerate
- a word derived from degenerate.
Example Sentences
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The first woman was heaven-born: vast was the heart whence gushed the well-spring of the blood of nations; and grand the undegenerate head where rested the consort-crown of creation.'…
From The Three Brontës by Sinclair, May
Men whose undegenerate spirit Has been proved on field and flood, By the foes you 've fought uncounted, By the glorious deeds ye 've done, Trophies captured, breaches mounted, Navies conquer'd, kingdoms won.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
The events of the last few years have shown that our countrymen are as yet an undegenerate race.
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel
It must be a longer period than the longest life “in the world’s hale and undegenerate days,” that will make me forget so dear a friend as Mr. Sloan.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
