Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS'SO-LUTE
DIS'SO-LUTE, a. [L. dissolutus, from dissolvo.]
- Loose in behavior and morals; given to vice and dissipation; wanton; lewd; luxurious; debauched; not under the restraints of law; as, a dissolute man; dissolute company.
- Vicious; wanton; devoted to pleasure and dissipation; as, a dissolute life.
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