Both Uses of
debauchery
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- But, the gaol was a vile place, in which most kinds of debauchery and villainy were practised, and where dire diseases were bred, that came into court with the prisoners, and sometimes rushed straight from the dock at my Lord Chief Justice himself, and pulled him off the bench.†
Chpt 2.2
- Allowing for my learned friend's appearance being careless and slovenly if not debauched, they were sufficiently like each other to surprise, not only the witness, but everybody present, when they were thus brought into comparison.†
Chpt 2.3 *
Definition:
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(debauchery) excessive indulgence -- such as excessive drinking, casual sex, and/or drug abuse while partying -- possibly for an evening, but often implying a wasteful, decadent life