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dissolute Definition

dis·so·lute (dis′ə lo̵̅o̅t′)

adjective

dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched

Etymology: L dissolutus, loosened, lax, unrestrained; pp. of dissolvere: see dissolve

dissolute Related Forms
dis′·so·lute′ly adverb dis′·so·lute′·ness noun
dissolute Synonyms

dissolute

modif.

loose, licentious, debauched, dissipated; see lewd 2, wicked 1.

dissolute Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • lifestyle: The latter had been driven insane by the combined forces of a dissolute lifestyle and tropical diseases.
  • life: Of course we have problems at once because sinful lives can mean dissolute lives and holy lives can incorporate healthy lives.
  • man: A rather dissolute man, he had a more humanist than religious outlook.
  • son: Miller plays James Macleane, the dissolute son of a clergyman and up to his neck in debt.
  • habit: It is my personal opinion that Jack is robbed - that he is seduced into extravagance, hoodwinked into spendthrift and dissolute habits.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: A rather dissolute man, he had a more humanist than religious outlook.