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dissolute
lacking moral restraint, especially in pursuit of pleasure
Synonyms
- debauched
- depraved
- profligate
Antonyms
- virtuous
- moral
- disciplined
dissolute in a sentence
The biography describes a dissolute prince who wasted his fortune on lavish amusements.
His dissolute habits soon exhausted both his wealth and his family's patience.
Where it comes from
From Latin dissolutus, meaning 'loose or unrestrained.'
Memory hook
DISSOLUTE sounds like 'dissolve': moral restraint has dissolved.
Read it in context
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