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Dictionary: de·praved   (dĭ-prāvd') pronunciation
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adj.
Morally corrupt; perverted.

depravedly de·prav'ed·ly (-prā'vĭd-lē, -prāvd'lē) adv.

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    Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, degenerate, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See clean/dirty, good/bad.

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Definition: corrupt, immoral
Antonyms: good, honorable, just, moral, noble, pure, uncorrupt, upright, virtuous

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IN BRIEF: Corrupted.

pronunciation Depraved criminal acts are sometimes found even in the most civilized cultures.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: having the nature of vice
  Synonyms: evil, vicious

Meaning #2: hopelessly bad
  Synonyms: unreformable, unregenerate

Meaning #3: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good
  Synonyms: immoral, perverse, perverted, reprobate

 
 
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