adverb
- in a manner showing moral or physical decline; in a way that is corrupt, debased, or inferior
Usage: formal; often used to describe behavior or conditions that have declined from a former standard
Examples
- The once-great empire degenerately collapsed into chaos and disorder.
- He lived degenerately, abandoning all moral principles.
- The society had degenerately transformed from a beacon of culture into a den of vice.
- They behaved degenerately, showing no respect for law or decency.
- The institution degenerately lost its original purpose and integrity.