Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a depraved manner; with corrupt motive or intent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a depraved manner.

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  • adverb In a depraved manner.

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Examples

  • What the deuce moved him to be so snappish and depravedly bent against the good fathers of the true religion?

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • What the deuce moved him to be so snappish and depravedly bent against the good fathers of the true religion?

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • It was unthinkable that any one save a thief and an out-right scoundrel, such by the way as were all of his business rivals and the men who refused to tote and carry at his bidding, should make a threat like that; worse than unthinkable, utterly, depravedly disgraceful that one of the house of Packard should resort to such devious and damnable practices.

    Man to Man Jackson Gregory 1912

  • Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    On The Art of Reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • What the deuce moved him to be so snappish and depravedly bent against the good fathers of the true religion?

    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518

  • But on the off-chance that the noontime hot-sidewalk abandoner stumbles across this page, you little shit, do send me an email so I can say a few inappropriate and depravedly nasty words to you directly.

    A Note on the Camping Craze That is Currently Sweeping America | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast 2008

  • Had not almost every man suffered by the press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint: but in times wherein I have lived to behold the highest perversion of that excellent invention, the name of his Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly, imprinted: complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    Religio Medici 2007

  • Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint: but in times wherein I have lived to behold the highest perversion of that excellent invention, the name of his Majesty defamed, the Honour of Parliament depraved, the Writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923

  • Listen, for example, to Sir Thomas Browne’s excuse for publishing Religio Medici (1643): Had not almost every man suffered by the press or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint: but in times wherein I have lived to behold the highest perversion of that excellent invention, the name of his Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    XI. Of Selection 1920

  • Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint: but in times wherein I have lived to behold the highest perversion of that excellent invention, the name of his Majesty defamed, the Honour of Parliament depraved, the Writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    To the Reader 1909

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