deboshed

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adjective

Corrupted; in a sorry state.

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Meanings

adjectivedeboshed (comparative more deboshed, superlative most deboshed)

comparative more deboshed · superlative most deboshed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of debauched.

    Thy lady is a scurvy lady, and a shitten lady, And, though I never heard of her, a deboshed lady.

    1647, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, The Little French Lawyer
  2. Corrupted; in a sorry state.

    Mrs Dibble was in her morning state of sobriety, which is to say that, having had a few gins, her deboshed innards were temporarily stultified, and gave her the illusion of functioning correctly when they were merely in a state of torpor.

    1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 15
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of debosh.
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APA

deboshed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deboshed

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deboshed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deboshed.

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