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decadent

dec·a·dent [ dékəd'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. in decline: undergoing a process of decline or decay, especially in morals

2. immoral: showing uninhibitedly or immorally self-indulgent behavior

[Mid-19th century. < French décadent< décadence (see decadence)]

dec·a·dent·ly adverb
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