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   dissolute

   /ˈdɪsəl(j)uːt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures: "unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dissolutus ‘disconnected, loose’, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissolutely adverb
   • 2. dissoluteness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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