Meanings
adjectivedegenerous (comparative more degenerous, superlative most degenerous)
comparative more degenerous · superlative most degenerous
- obsoleteDegenerate; base.
degenerous passions
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 […], →OCLC1 more example
degenerous practices
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
Origin
- Latindegener
- Englishdegenerous
From Latin degener, + -ous. See degenerate.
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degenerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerous
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