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debauchery
[
dih-
baw
-ch
uh
-ree
]
Example Sentences
Origin
de·bauch·er·y
/
dɪˈbɔ
tʃə
ri
/
Show Spelled
[
dih-
baw
-ch
uh
-ree
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-er·ies.
1.
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
2.
Archaic
.
seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue.
Origin:
1635–45;
debauch
+
-ery
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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But more than seven years since it opened, it remains an alluring destination for all kinds of gustatory
debauchery
.
The first group tends to grumble about the
debauchery
of the second.
The sheer scope of the likely
debauchery
is unimaginable.
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But more than seven years since it opened, it remains an alluring destination for all kinds of gustatory
debauchery
.
The first group tends to grumble about the
debauchery
of the second.
The sheer scope of the likely
debauchery
is unimaginable.
Pulp novels emerge with overdramatized plot, hysterically wild tales of addiction and
debauchery
.
Unable to love his wife because he blames her for the death of his closest friend, Brick turns to drink and
debauchery
.
Our hero is free to pursue the carefree
debauchery
that is his birthright.
Charges are dropped, but he falls into alcoholic
debauchery
and loses his job.
He apparently gave in to
debauchery
by frequenting the geisha houses of Kyoto.
But this season will be more about growing up and less about
debauchery
.
The received wisdom associates gout with
debauchery
and decadence.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
debauch
(dɪˈbɔːtʃ)
—
vb
1.
(
when
tr, usually passive
) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
2.
(
tr
) to seduce (a woman)
—
n
3.
an instance or period of extreme dissipation
[C16: from Old French
desbaucher
to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from
bauch
beam, of Germanic origin]
debauchedly
—
adv
de'bauchedness
—
n
de'baucher
—
n
de'bauchery
—
n
de'bauchment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
debauchery
1640s, from
debauch
(q.v.) +
-ery
. With a variety of spellings in 17c., e.g. debaush-, deboich-, debosh-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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