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Vicious vs Debauched - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between vicious and debauched

is that vicious is pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity while debauched is indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

As a verb debauched is

past tense of debauch.

vicious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.195:
  • *:We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious .
  • Evil, immoral or depraved.
  • Violent, destructive and cruel.
  • Savage and aggressive.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * vicious circle

    Related terms

    * vice * vitiate

    debauched

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

    • Synonyms

    * degenerate * degraded * dissipated * dissolute * fast * libertine * licentious * profligate * riotous

    Derived terms

    * debauchedly * debauchedness * debauchery

    Verb

    (head)
  • (debauch)