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dis·so·lute
/
ˈdɪs
əˌlut
/
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dis
-
uh
-loot
]
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adjective
indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Latin
dissolūtus
(past participle of
dissolvere
to
dissolve
). See
dis-
1
,
solute
Related forms
dis·so·lute·ly,
adverb
dis·so·lute·ness,
noun
un·dis·so·lute,
adjective
Can be confused:
desolate
,
dissolute
(see synonym study at
desolate
).
Synonyms
corrupt, loose, debauched, wanton, abandoned.
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World English Dictionary
dissolute
(ˈdɪsəˌluːt)
—
adj
given to dissipation; debauched
[C14: from Latin
dissolūtus
loose, from
dissolvere
to
dissolve
]
'dissolutely
—
adv
'dissoluteness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
dissolute
late 14c., from L. dissolutus, pp. of dissolvere "loosen up" (see
dissolve
). Intermediate sense of "lax" led to modern meaning of "unrestrained in morals" (1510s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They show lankily seductive, somewhat
dissolute
-looking urban adolescents.
Today, he is a born-again family man who testifies for church groups on his
formerly
dissolute
days.
Some were for the swamp, some for a
dissolute
motel scene.
These excesses made the commission an easy political target, giving rise to
myths of its wanton, almost
dissolute
ways.
Jaeger's head is aslant and his eyes jut forward in a pose both arrogant and
dissolute
.
This was perfectly in keeping with his
dissolute
, bourgeois-baiting public persona.
As a teenaged boarding school student, he had earned a reputation as a
dissolute
, violent bully.
He was a mature man of middle years, not a
dissolute
youth, but maturity only enhanced his rugged good looks.
Cherie quickly segues from sassy-sweet to
dissolute
and foul-mouthed.
The city supplies water to thousands t criminal and
dissolute
establishments.
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