hedonistic
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There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
It seems that in this era of wellness obsession, of kale salads and Pilates, people who are recklessly hedonistic, who choose pleasure over health, still have a certain kind of glamour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Brown received his first Oscar nomination in 2024 for his supporting role as the hedonistic, hurting brother of Jeffrey Wright’s novelist in “American Fiction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
To their many fans, Kneecap are relatable, hedonistic provocateurs, mixing rapid-fire anti-establishment lyrics that aim to give a voice to the oppressed with danceable bass-heavy beats.
From BBC • May 23, 2025
The old man watched him with victorious merriment, sitting in his musty blue armchair like some satanic and hedonistic deity on a throne, a stolen U.S.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing hedonistic
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Kohlberg's Six Stages of Moral Reasoning
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