impf & ·p.p. of degrade.
2. degraded ·adj reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base.
3. degraded ·adj having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
4. degraded ·adj having steps;
said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center;
termed also on degrees.