debauched

[ dih-bawcht ]

adjective

1. displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure:

   a flabby and debauched face.

2. corrupted; debased:

   debauched morals.

   Synonyms: immoral, profligate, dissipated, depraved

Other Words From

• de·bauch·ed·ly [dih-, baw, -chid-lee], adverb
• de·bauched·ness noun
• unde·bauched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of debauched¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; debauch + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Trump’s apparently already addled mind and debauched morals are in terminal decline, and his campaign isn’t doing much right.

From Salon

A product of the Los Angeles club scene of the late 1970s, Great White played scuzzy but tuneful rock in the proudly debauched hair-metal tradition; Mark Kendall’s guitars chugged and squealed, while Russell’s voice could evoke the manly shriek of Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant.

From Los Angeles Times

"It was quite a debauched era."

From BBC

Now, festival organizers were calling because her movie, about a group of 16-year-old girls who spend a debauched booze and sex-soaked summer vacation on the Greek island of Crete, had won a prize that would be announced at that evening’s closing ceremony back on the Côte d’Azur.

From New York Times

Allin, whose shows were famously debauched beyond all description.

From Salon