depraved

• Origen had seen copies so depraved, and judged the reading not altogether improbable. —  The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels
• Some have composed accounts of this singular, depraved, and unfortunate man, with the evident determination to give to every action the darkest possible tinge; others have waived all discussion on his demerits by insisting largely upon the fame and antiquity of his family. —  Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II.
• The meaning of three or four words is forced, changed, and depraved--and all is said Such is the use made, for instance, of the word invasion A master of French iron-works, exclaims: Save us from the invasion of English iron. —  Sophisms of the Protectionists
• Although his views of life may be what Melford would call depraved, at any rate they are first-hand. —  The Belovéd Vagabond
• During the time when it is receiving its stock of vitality, while its plastic form is being molded, and its various organs acquiring that integrity of structure which makes up what is called constitutional vigor,--during this most critical of all periods in the life of the new being, its resources are exhausted and its structure depraved--and thus constitutional tendencies to disease produced--by the unnatural demands made upon the mother Effect upon the Character.--Still another terrible consequence results from this practice so contrary to nature. —  Plain Facts for Old and Young

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