degenerous

English

Etymology

From Latin degener, +‎ -ous. See degenerate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹəs/

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Adjective

degenerous (comparative more degenerous, superlative most degenerous)

1. (obsolete) Degenerate; base.
   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Twelfth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     degenerous passions

   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

     degenerous practices

Derived terms

• degenerously

 

References

“degenerous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.