Dissipated (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The 18th-century French art often depicted the dissipated nobility of the time.
- He had spent his youth in the riotous company of dissipated young men, with loose morals and no sense of responsibility.
- Living in the capital city had led to her downfall and she was now known as one of the most dissipated women of her time.
- Their conversation was larded with references to the decadent lifestyles of the dissipated few.
- During his trip to Europe, his uncle and cousins exposed him to their dissipated aristocratic world, and he was corrupted forever.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His reputation as a dissipated gambler had been well-deserved, having spent years betting away his inheritance.
- The young actor's star quickly faded after it became known that he led a dissipated lifestyle, often abandoning his responsibilities for poker games and parties.
- Despite his wealth and title, the lord was known for being a dissipated gentleman, more interested in racing and betting than in matters of state.
- His parents despaired of his dissipated behavior, constantly borrowing money from them to fuel his compulsive card-playing habit.
- In the smoky, crowded backroom, a gathering of dissipated high-society types gambled and joked together, unaware of the serious debts they had incurred.