(disapproving) having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things:
the decadent rich * a decadent lifestyle / society * There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food.
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In this entry, decadent is tagged as adjective.
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