degenerate

Words with a similar base: degenerate

'degenerate'

[pervert.n.01] as in: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

'degenerate'

[devolve.v.03] as in: grow worse

Examples:
Her condition deteriorated
Conditions in the slums degenerated
The discussion devolved into a shouting match

'degenerate'

[debauched.s.01] as in: unrestrained by convention or morality

Examples:
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
deplorably dissipated and degraded
riotous living
fast women

Origins

					degenerate (English)
└── degeneratus (Latin)

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