Associations to the word «Degraded»

Wiktionary

DEGRADED, adjective. Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
DEGRADED, adjective. (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
DEGRADED, adjective. (heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
DEGRADED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of degrade

Dictionary definition

DEGRADED, adjective. Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women".
DEGRADED, adjective. Lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats