as in perverts
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
the legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine
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Recent Examples of libertines
The libertines will begin the film in suits.
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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degenerates
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Once Gacy is caught, the media runs with the details — all those bodies crammed in that crawlspace, some of them buried in trenches Gacy made his employees dig out — and paints his victims as runaways or degenerates who put themselves in danger.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Libertines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertines. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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