Definition for DIS'SO-LUTE

DIS'SO-LUTE, a. [L. dissolutus, from dissolvo.]

  1. 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.
  2. Vicious; wanton; devoted to pleasure and dissipation; as, a dissolute life.

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