dissolute

/DISS-uh-loot/adjective

lax in morals; overindulgent in pleasure

The heir's dissolute years emptied half the estate.
Synonyms
debauched, degenerate, profligate
Antonyms
upright, abstemious
Root
solv- (loosen)
Memory hook
dis + solute (loosened): a life come loose from restraint.

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