The Only Use
degenerate
in
Things Fall Apart
(Edited)
- How then could he have begotten a son like Nwoye, degenerate and effeminate?
p. 153.5degenerate = immoral or corrupt
Definitions:
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(1)
(degenerate) to grow worse; or describing a person or situation that is worse in the sense of deviating from what is socially acceptable
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)