adverb
- in a manner showing a lack of moral restraint; in a way that is unrestrained, indulgent, or morally loose
Usage: formal; often used to describe behavior or lifestyle
Examples
- He lived dissolutely in his youth, spending his inheritance on parties and excess.
- The character in the novel behaved dissolutely, showing no regard for social conventions.
- She dissolutely ignored her responsibilities and pursued only pleasure.
- The aristocrat's dissolutely extravagant lifestyle eventually led to his financial ruin.
- He dissolutely abandoned his principles for momentary gratification.