01 a. Decaying; deteriorating.
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Decaying; deteriorating.
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Webster, 1913
Decadent
02 n. One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower t…
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One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a certain school of modern French writers.“The decadents and æsthetes, and certain types of realists.” — C. L. Dana.“The business men of a great State allow their State to be represented in Congress by “decadents”.” — The Century.