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dissolute

dis·so·lute [ díssə lt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
indulging in vice: overindulging in physical pleasures in a way that is considered immoral or harmful

[14th century. < Latin dissolutus, past participle of dissolvere (see dissolve)]

dis·so·lute·ly adverb
dis·so·lute·ness noun
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