degenerate is a valid English word
Scrabble validity:
valid
(
international - Sowpods,
US - Twl06
)
iScramble validity:
valid
QuickWords validity:
valid
Meanings
Adjective (COMPARABLE)
Comparative | Superlative |
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more degenerate | most degenerate |
- (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
- The genetic code is degenerate because a single amino acid can be coded by one of several codons.
Noun (COUNTABLE)
Singular | Plural |
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degenerate | degenerates |
- One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.
- In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy.
Verb
Verb | Present simple 3sg | Present participle | Past simple | Past participle |
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degenerate | degenerates | degenerating | degenerated | degenerated |
- (intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
- His condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital.
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degenerate is a Scrabble valid word
degenerate
- International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
- US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
- 00 points
degenerate is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word
degenerate
- The word is valid in iScramble ✔
- The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
- 00 points
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Same letters words (Anagrams)
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