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dissolute
shamelessly immoral; depraved, profligate; corrupted by overindulgence in pleasure
According to the Old Testament, God rained fire and brimstone upon the dissolute people of Sodom and Gomorah, killing all but Lot and his wife.
Related English word: dissoluteness
Latin root words: dissolvo, dissolvere, dissolvi, dissolutus - to break up; to abolish; to release; to explain; dissolutus, dissoluta, dissolutum - loose; lax; dissolute; solvo, solvere, solvi, solutus - to loosen, pay
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