Associations to the word «Dissipated»

Wiktionary

DISSIPATED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of dissipate
DISSIPATED, adjective. Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.

Dictionary definition

DISSIPATED, adjective. Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women".
DISSIPATED, adjective. 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".

Wise words

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