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decadent

[dek-uh-duhnt, dih-keyd-nt] / ˈdɛk ə dənt, dɪˈkeɪd nt /


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He insisted that he was an independent artist, proving the point by providing decadent, images for an edition of Thomas Malory’s paean to heroic chivalry, “Le Morte d’Arthur.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There was no giant screen in the massive tent where a decadent dinner was being served in celebration of honorees artist Mary Corse and director Ryan Coogler.

From Los Angeles Times

Even in the decadent disco era, he felt an obligation to champion Iranian music in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

A similar “dream of getting rid of the collector as an evil decadent/bourgeois/imperial looter” drove the “iconoclastic wave” that began in the U.S. after the death of George Floyd in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those decadent period pieces were like elaborate jewel settings designed to showcase Stone’s range.

From Los Angeles Times