as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience
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Recent Examples of dissolute
Someone who knows someone who’s terribly dissolute, and knows it, and is witty and verbal enough to talk about it, is just a ball to write.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, moved across the country following the death of his dissolute, larger-than-life father, and made a series of homes in mill towns north of Boston with his mother, who was a schoolteacher, and his younger sister.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, moved across the country following the death of his dissolute, larger-than-life father, and made a series of homes in mill towns north of Boston with his mother, who was a schoolteacher, and his younger sister.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolute
Adjective
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Do these reports offer evidence that the police and courts are corrupt?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The corrupt and repressive Iranian regime must never have nuclear weapons.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Obtaining a suitable profile can be a daunting task, however, since the DNA samples needed to develop those profiles are often old and degraded, said Kendall Mills of Season of Justice, a nonprofit that fundraises for law enforcement agencies that need advanced DNA analysis but can’t afford it.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last week, Andrew spent his first birthday as a commoner in circumstances as degraded as earlier celebrations had been grand.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the federal government also granted her permission to leave and re-enter the country to visit a sick family member in Mexico.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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In other words, routinely overloading on MSG (or feeling abnormally sick afterward) isn’t a viable concern for most people.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dissolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolute. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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