degenerative

adj
/dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹətɪv/UK

Etymology

From degenerate + -ive.

  1. learned borrowing from dēgenerātus
  2. suffixed as degenerative — “degenerate + ive

Definitions

  1. Characterized by or causing degeneration.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for degenerative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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