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dissipated

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dis·si·pat·ed  (ds-ptd)
adj.
1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
2. Wasted or squandered.
3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.

dissi·pated·ly adv.
dissi·pated·ness n.

dissipated [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd]
adj
1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched
2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted
dissipatedly  adv
dissipatedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dissipated - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
2.dissipated - 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"
indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

dissipated
adjective
1. debauched, abandoned, self-indulgent, profligate, intemperate, dissolute, rakish He was still handsome though dissipated.
2. squandered, spent, wasted, exhausted, consumed, scattered A lot of it has simply been dissipated.
Translations
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] ADJ [person] → disipado, licencioso; [behaviour, life] → disoluto
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] adj [dissolute, person] → dissolu(e), débauché(e)
dissipated
adj person, behaviour, societyzügellos; life, activityausschweifend; faceverlebt
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd] adj (person, life) → dissipato/a; (behaviour) → dissoluto/a
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd] adj (person, life) → dissipato/a; (behaviour) → dissoluto/a


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In short, the house in Saville Row, which must have been a very temple of disorder and unrest under the illustrious but dissipated Sheridan, was cosiness, comfort, and method idealised.
Pierre was staying at Prince Vasili Kuragin's and sharing the dissipated life of his son Anatole, the son whom they were planning to reform by marrying him to Prince Andrew's sister.
For the first time a thrill of fear chilled him, his self-confidence was suddenly dissipated.
 
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