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a) to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasuresb) Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
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Dissipated — Dis si*pa ted (d[i^]s s[i^]*p[=a] t[e^]d), a. 1. Squandered; scattered. Dissipated wealth. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute; intemperate. [1913 Webster] A life irregular and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissipated — [adj1] used up blown, burnt out*, consumed, destroyed, exhausted, kaput*, played out*, scattered, spent, squandered, wasted; concepts 560,576 Ant. accumulated, gathered, hoarded, saved, stored dissipated [adj2] self indulgent abandoned, corrupt,… … New thesaurus
dissipated — index depraved, dissolute, immoral, improvident, irredeemable, irretrievable, lascivious, lecherous … Law dictionary
dissipated — [dis′ə pāt΄id] adj. 1. scattered 2. squandered or wasted 3. characterized by, or showing the harmful effects of, dissipation … English World dictionary
Dissipated — dissipate dis si*pate (d[i^]s s[i^]*p[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.] 1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissipated — [[t]dɪ̱sɪpeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as dissipated, you disapprove of them because they spend a lot of time drinking alcohol and enjoying other physical pleasures, and are probably unhealthy because of this. Flynn … English dictionary
dissipated — adjective 1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance led a dissipated life a betting man a card playing son of a bitch a gambling fool sporting gents and their ladies • Syn: ↑betting, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dissipated — adjective it was in college that he became a dissipated young man Syn: dissolute, debauched, decadent, intemperate, profligate, self indulgent, wild, depraved; licentious, promiscuous; drunken Ant: ascetic … Thesaurus of popular words
Dissipated Eight — The Dissipated Eight The Original Dissipated Eight (1952) Background information Origin Middlebury, Vermont … Wikipedia
dissipated power — išsklaidytoji galia statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. dissipated power; scattered power vok. Streuleistung, f; Verlustleistung, f rus. рассеянная мощность, f pranc. puissance diffusée, f; puissance dissipée, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
dissipated power — sklaidomoji galia statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dissipated power; dissipation power vok. dissipierte Leistung, f; zerstreute Leistung, f; Zerstreuungsleistung, f rus. рассеиваемая мощность, f pranc. puissance dissipée, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
