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to grow worse; or describing a person or situation that is worse in the sense of deviating from what is socially acceptable
- He looked resignedly at Bruenor and Regis and shrugged as once again the council degenerated into a shouting match.Book 3 — Cryshal-Tirith (6% in)
- A thick cloud of dust enveloped the heaviest concentrations of fighting; the dizzying clamor of steel grating on steel, swords banging against shields, and the expanding screams of death, agony, and victory degenerated the structured clash into an all out brawl.Book 3 — Cryshal-Tirith (88% in)
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