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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
Adjective
showing signs of overindulgence in alcohol or other physical pleasures
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"
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
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"
betting, card-playing, sporting
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
adjective 2. squandered, spent, wasted, exhausted, consumed, scattered
Translations
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] adj → disoluto
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] adj → dissolu(e) → débauché(e)
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] dissipate adj → zügellos, ausschweifend
dissipated [ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd] adj → dissipato/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.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
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.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
For the first time a thrill of fear chilled him, his self-confidence was suddenly dissipated.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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