degenerate
Example Sentences
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These stellar remnants behave in unusual ways, since their internal structure makes them shrink as they gain mass, which is why they are known as degenerate stars.
From Science Daily
A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”
From Los Angeles Times
That it no longer seems to be leaves us all morally degenerate.
If too many degenerate gamblers are betting on bitcoin going up, the perpetual price rises above spot.
From MarketWatch
His screen persona has often been the sleaziest of weasels, the connoisseur’s moral degenerate.
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