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dissipated

adjective

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd

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Definitions

adjective

  1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

    “led a dissipated life”

adjective

  1. unrestrained by convention or morality

    “Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society”

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Example Sentences

led a dissipated life
a betting man
a card-playing son of a bitch
a gambling fool
sporting gents and their ladies
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
deplorably dissipated and degraded
riotous living
fast women

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