degraded
de·grad·ed
adjective \-ˈgrā-dəd\Definition of DEGRADED
1
: reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct
2
: characterized by degeneration of structure or function
— de·grad·ed·ly adverb
Examples of DEGRADED
- <many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration>
First Known Use of DEGRADED
1643
Related to DEGRADED
- Synonyms
- debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, corrupt, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped
- Antonyms
- pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted
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