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adj. - Ruined in character or quality; Lowered in value; Mixed with impurities.

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Usage examples (31)
  • How debased is the public discourse when Donald Trump is the voice of reason?
  • Are modern coins "debased" to any considerable extent?
  • However, it's also about the place of servants and heroes in a "debased" time i.e., Dialogues, not Der Ring.
  • Deplorably fraudulent, you might argue, but what kind of debased system do we run in Britain were people are reduced to faking a split-up?
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