Degenerated

The most pathetic thing in the world is that the Tea Party has degenerated from a real populist movement (that was years overdue) to a group of racists and nutcases trying to protect the Republicans from accountability. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Is VDH the military historian, classicist demonstrably smarter and more reasonable than VDH the pundit, or has his brain degenerated overall like someone with mad cow disease? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Second, society degenerated from the 'greatest generation' boldness needed for the venture. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But by the end of the 1970s postmodernism had degenerated from a startling assault on traditional narrative into a style as predictable as any other; there are, it seems, only so many ways to avoid telling a straightforward story. ❋ Unknown (2005)

''What she and her team were doing resulted, and I'm tempted to use the word degenerated, far too quickly into communications,'' says Anholt... ❋ Unknown (2005)

This attitude in the long-term degenerated into violence and corruption, he said. ❋ Unknown (2001)

In later years, the phrase degenerated to the simple ❋ Unknown (1952)

In later years, the phrase degenerated to simply "by jiminy" and its meaning had been lost. ❋ Blake Savage (N/A)

I have acted as one that has not the understanding of Adam, as one that is wretchedly degenerated from the knowledge and righteousness in which man was at first created; nay, I have not the common sense and reason of a man, else I should not have done as I have done. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Jews are here called heathen, so wretchedly had they degenerated from the faith and holiness of their ancestors; they stirred up the heathen, the Gentiles, to persecute the Christians. ❋ Unknown (1721)

As an adulterous brood; so miserably degenerated from the faith and obedience of their ancestors, that Abraham and Israel acknowledged them not. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Jerusalem, were degenerated from the honour and virtue of their ancestors, which had made even their victories easy to the vanquished. ❋ Unknown (1721)

They affected to deride the palaces, the banquets, the polished manner of the Italians, who in the estimate of the Greeks themselves had degenerated from the liberty and valor of the ancient Lombards. ❋ Unknown (1206)

The Arian clergy presumed to insinuate that he had renounced the faith, and the soldiers more loudly complained that he had degenerated from the courage, of his ancestors. ❋ Unknown (1206)

His ferocious subjects admired the strength and stature of their young prince; 4 and he soon convinced them that he had not degenerated from the valor of his ancestors. ❋ Unknown (1206)

In every word, and in every action, the son of Nushirvan degenerated from the virtues of his father. ❋ Unknown (1206)

The subjects of the last caliphs 84 had undoubtedly degenerated from the zeal and faith of the companions of the prophet. ❋ Unknown (1206)

The wages of industry are just and honorable, yet the same Isocrates shed tears at the first receipt of a stipend: the Stoic might blush when he was hired to preach the contempt of money; and I should be sorry to discover that Aristotle or Plato so far degenerated from the example of Socrates, as to exchange knowledge for gold. ❋ Unknown (1206)

Example 1: *At a party* Joe: Jane, Tim is looking for you! Why are you with Josh now? Jane: Tell Josh, to fuck off! Joe: You fucked Tim an hour ago and now you're going for Josh? Jane: Why a woman can't love to have sex? As boys would say I have a huge [sexdrive]. Joe: You are such a degenerate, Jane Example 2: Bill: Man, I fucked seven different girls this week every day. I'm such a [hunk]. Danny: No, Bill. Collecting STDs is not something you should be proud of. You are a [fucking degenerate]. ❋ Dickosaursu (2017)

[You are] [one] [fucking degenerate] ❋ Nick Youngstien (2016)

My midlaner is such a degenerate that he picked ap [Lucian] mid and ran it down top. [Riot balance team] members are such degenerates they reworked [shaco] ❋ Ligueuflegen (2018)

[Ellen] is [a degenerate]. ❋ Silentscorpion (2015)

[A degenerate], does not have the words [please and thank you] in their vocabulary. A degenerate gets out of a warm bed DOESN'T even take a shower (for days at a time) and takes a bus (in 10 degree weather) during a [Blizzard] to go bet on horses with money that was suppose to be for their kids school books. ❋ Thederby (2014)

[David] is [a degenerate]. ❋ Faggotwastaken (2021)

The [mad cow disease] caused many unfortunate cows to degenerate, forcing many to avoid [eating beef]. Your boyfriend [ran off] with another woman and took your best jewelry?! Why, that degenerate-! ❋ Lorelili (2011)

That guy just [plays] [league] all day, what a [degenerate]! ❋ Pastor Matthew (2021)

Some guy on [reddit] said to hold [GME], what a [degenerate]. ❋ Opposablehands (2021)

[a degenerate] is usually a person who is [frowned upon] by society for being an individual. Like me. Is it [so wrong] to be different? ❋ Cldrules (2008)