dissolute
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ˈdɪsəljuːt/
dissolute
- Unrestrained by morality.
- Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
- Portuguese: dissoluto
- Russian: распу́щенный
- Spanish: disoluto, perdulario
dissolute (plural dissolutes)
- An immoral person devoted to sensual pleasures.
- 1879, The Quarterly Review, volume 148, page 263:
- [H]e illustrated the hypocrisy of his party; and was often known to exercise his talent of drinking a company of dissolutes under the table.
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