adj.
Pronunciation: ' di-s ə - ˌ lüt, -l ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissolutus, from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve
Date: 14th century
: lacking restraint especially : marked by indulgence in things (as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices <the dissolute and degrading aspects of human nature ― Wallace Fowlie>
– dis · so · lute · ly adverb
– dis · so · lute · ness noun