01 n. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
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The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.“Willful degeneracy from goodness.” — Tillotson.
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The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.“Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.” — Addison.“To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy.” — S. Clarke.