decadent

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The United States, which Chavez describes as a decadent empire, firmly backs Israel -- its principal ally in the region.

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  1. adjective Being in a state of decline or decay.
  2. adjective Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.
  3. adjective Of or relating to literary Decadence.
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  • Even when musical taste was most decadent, the works of Gounod, Ambroise Thomas, and Masse, had always upheld the name of French opera-comique . —  Musicians of To-Day
  • Some added to the rich Sufi traditions of Lamu's mosques; all played a part in fashioning an urban culture alternately pious and decadent, which even now has no need for cars and is only incidentally electrified. —  The Economist: Correspondent's diary
  • But if you're feeling a bit decadent or maybe even a bit rowdy, there's a partially glassed-in raised back section.
  • The United States, which Chavez describes as a decadent empire, firmly backs Israel -- its principal ally in the region. —  Breaking News - The Post Chronicle
  • But fans looking for a decadent combination of throbbing synths and crunching guitars will love Combichrist precisely because LaPlegua is as nasty as he wants to be. —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
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  1. French décadent, back-formation from décadence, decadence; see decadence.

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  1. = Spanish Portuguese Italian decadente, from Middle Latin *decaden(t-)s, present participle of *decadere, decay: see decay.
 

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