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Webster 1913 Edition
Degenerous
De-gen′er-ous
,Adj.
[L.
degener
. See Degenerate
.] Degenerate; base.
[Obs.]
“Degenerous passions.” Dryden.
“Degenerous practices.” South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Degenerous
DEGENEROUS
, a.1.
Degenerated; fallen from a state of excellence, or from the virtue and merit of ancestors. Hence,2.
Low; base; mean; unworthy; as a degenerous passion.