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Decadent

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indulgentDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
effeteLacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

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indulgentDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
effeteLacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
rottenOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
decayingnounThe process of undergoing decay.
decayedHaving undergone decay, rotted.
corruptWilling to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
décadentnounAlternative spelling of decadent. [Characterized by moral or cultural decline.]
degenerate(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
louchenounA dubious or disreputable person or thing
sinfulConstituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
scrofulous(figuratively) Having an unkempt, unhealthy appearance.
dilapidatedHaving fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
bedraggledWet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
corruptedMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
viciousViolent, destructive and cruel.
gangrenedInfected with gangrene; gangrenous.
sickonoun(chiefly derogatory, slang) A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits.
deterioratedverb(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
sordidDistasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
corinthiannounOf or relating to Corinth.

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