degenerate

adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a

debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated

and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched},

{degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate},

{riotous}, {fast}]

n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable

especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviant},

{deviate}]

v 1: become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" [syn:

{deteriorate}]

2: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated" [syn: {deteriorate},

{drop}] [ant: {recuperate}]

generate

To produce something according to an {algorithm} or program or

set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) {side effect} of

the execution of an algorithm or program.

The opposite of {parse}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-06-15)