dissipated
adjective
dis·si·pat·ed
ˈdi-sə-ˌpā-təd 
: given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedly
adverb
dissipatedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of dissipated in a Sentence
the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county
Recent Examples on the Web
Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.
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Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death.
—al, 11 Oct. 2021
Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death.
—al, 11 Oct. 2021
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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissipated. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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