dis·so·lute

(dĭs′ə-lo͞ot′)

adj.

Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.

[Middle English, from Latin dissolūtus, past participle of dissolvere, to dissolve; see dissolve.]

dis′so·lute′ly adv.

dis′so·lute′ness n.

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Adv.

dissolutely - in a dissolute way

profligately

Translations

dissolutely

[ˈdɪsəˌluːtlɪ] adv → dissolutamente

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