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degenerately
Variant of degenerate
adjective
- having sunk below a former or normal condition, character, etc.; deteriorated
- morally corrupt; depraved
noun
a degenerate person, esp. one who is morally depraved or sexually perverted
intransitive verb degenerated, degenerating
- to lose former normal or higher qualities
- to decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
- Biol. to undergo degeneration; deteriorate
Related Forms:
- degenerately adverb
- degenerateness noun
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