If you describe someone as dissipated, you disapprove of them because they spend a lot of time drinking alcohol and enjoying other physical pleasures, and are probably unhealthy because of this.
[disapproval]
Flynn was still handsome, though dissipated.
Synonyms: debauched, abandoned, self-indulgent, profligate More Synonyms of dissipated
dissipated in British English
(ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd)
adjective
1.
indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched
2.
wasted, scattered, or exhausted
Derived forms
dissipatedly (ˈdissiˌpatedly)
adverb
dissipatedness (ˈdissiˌpatedness)
noun
dissipated in American English
(ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd)
adjective
1.
scattered
2.
squandered or wasted
3.
characterized by, or showing the harmful effects of, dissipation
Examples of 'dissipated' in a sentence
dissipated
The acrid stench of smoke from the fire had apparently dissipated over time.
Kallen, Lucille C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (2003)
For a moment he imagined himself smitten with her, an illusion that dissipated almost immediately, leaving the bad taste of guilt.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2003)
As their final echoing shrieks of despair dissipated into silence the two figures began to fade.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
His lordship was bored, dissipated, a hardened gamester, always on the lookout for distraction.
Stephanie Laurens DEVIL'S BRIDE (2003)
(adjective)
Definition
showing signs of overindulgence in alcohol or other physical pleasures
He was still handsome though dissipated.
Synonyms
debauched
a debauched circus performer in nineteenth-century Poland
abandoned
self-indulgent
To buy flowers for myself seems wildly self-indulgent.
profligate
setting his usual profligate and rakish example to society
intemperate
the unwisely intemperate language of the party leader
dissolute
She regretted her dissolute life.
rakish
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abandoned
Synonyms
depraved,
corrupt,
dissipated,
wicked,
sinful,
wanton,
profligate,
debauched,
dissolute,
reprobate
in the sense of dissolute
Definition
leading an immoral life
She regretted her dissolute life.
Synonyms
corrupt,
wild,
abandoned,
loose (old-fashioned),
vicious,
degenerate,
immoral,
lax,
dissipated,
lewd,
depraved,
wanton,
unrestrained,
profligate,
debauched,
rakish,
libertine,
licentious
in the sense of intemperate
Definition
extreme or severe
the unwisely intemperate language of the party leader