The Only Use of
dissolute
in
The Scarlet Letter
- And here, since he had so valiantly forborne all other wickedness, poor Mr. Dimmesdale longed at least to shake hands with the tarry black-guard, and recreate himself with a few improper jests, such as dissolute sailors so abound with, and a volley of good, round, solid, satisfactory, and heaven-defying oaths!†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(dissolute) unrestrained by convention or morality