Word Meaning

degenerate definition and meaning

a. Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.
v. i. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate.
v. i. To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.

Crossword clues for degenerate

- Deteriorate
- Physically deteriorate
- Profligate type made half a peseta, reneged on return. Wicked!