dissolute

adjective

dis·so·lute | \ ˈdi-sə-ˌlüt

, -lət \

Definition of dissolute

: lacking restraint especially : marked by indulgence in things (such as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices (see vice entry 1 sense 1) leading a dissolute lifestyle the dissolute and degrading aspects of human nature — Wallace Fowlie

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literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience

Recent Examples on the Web Through friends, Shakira hears stories of dissolute cities filled with broken marriages and prostitution. — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 Tom Holland, the author of wide-lens books about ancient and medieval history, spoke about Caligula and other dissolute Roman leaders. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021 Singer Angelo Moore narrates a Christmas Eve close encounter with a drunk, dissolute Santa Claus, belting soulfully over a spartan arrangement of organ and handclaps. — Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2020 One, Candy, is a dissolute superstar who abuses co-workers, shows up on set plastered and moans about how awful her privileged life is. — Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 10 Dec. 2020 Francis is the first pope to name himself after the mendicant friar, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and service to the poor. — CBS News, 5 Oct. 2020 Romance arrives in the person of young Teddy Laurence (Timothée Chalamet), the slightly dissolute grandson of a wealthy Concord widower (Chris Cooper). — New York Times, 23 Dec. 2019 Among them are Blackett’s feckless, dissolute son, Monty, who is scheming to avoid military service; his daughter, Joan, a human viper; and the Human Condition, an elderly, mangy spaniel with his own preoccupations. — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019 He was appalled by the corruption and dissolute attitude toward the people, both by U.S. and Nationalist troops. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019

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