CEFR C1

dissolute

adjective

Meaning

Characterized by extreme wickedness and moral or ethical impurity; lacking moral restraint.

Examples

His dissolute behavior shocked the conservative community.
The novel depicted the dissolute lives of the aristocracy.

Synonyms: immoral, debauched, licentious, profligate

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dissolute (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəluːt/

Definition

Characterized by extreme wickedness and moral or ethical impurity; lacking moral restraint.

Examples

His dissolute behavior shocked the conservative community.
The novel depicted the dissolute lives of the aristocracy.
She tried to escape her dissolute past by moving to a new city.

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