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Dissolute Definition & Meaning

dissolute
adjective
  1. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

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What does dissolute mean?
unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
What part of speech is dissolute?
Dissolute is an adjective.

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