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zügellos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debauched adj Given over to excessive pleasure-seeking — heavy drinking, drugs, or sex — in a way seen as morally corrupt.
  • licentious adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
  • rampant adj Spreading or occurring widely and without restraint, often in a negative or alarming way.
  • unbridled adj Held back by no restraint or limit at all; completely unchecked.

Senses

zügellos is used for these senses in English:

  • debauched Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.
  • licentious Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • loose (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
  • self-indulgent Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
  • unbridled (by extension) Without restraint or limit.

licentious — full definition

  1. adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  2. adj Disregarding accepted rules.

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