dissolute
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Dissolute men pine for wives who have ditched them, and dissolute women carp at no-good boyfriends.
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
In she plunged boldly,— No matter how coldly The dark river ran,— Over the brink of it, Picture it,—think of it, Dissolute Man!
From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education
In another sottie where l'ancien monde is introduced, the "Dissolute Fool" is dressed as a churchman, the "Boasting Fool" as a gendarme, and the "Lying Fool" as a merchant.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
He sent for his attorney, made a new will, and bequeathed his land, houses, goods, and chattels, to Dissolute Dick and his heirs forever.
From Put Yourself in His Place by Reade, Charles
Dissolute, cruel, and avaricious Messalina certainly was, but mad she was not.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "D"
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Grade 12, List 6
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"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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