debauched

debauched
debauchedly /di baw"chid lee/, adv.debauchedness, n.
/di bawcht"/, adj.
1. displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure: a flabby and debauched face.
2. corrupted; debased: debauched morals.
[1590-1600; DEBAUCH + -ED2]
Syn. 2. depraved, dissipated, profligate; immoral.

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