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Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base…
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Deviating.
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To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.
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To turnanother way; to divert.
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Alt. of Satyrical
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Alt. of Satyrical
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Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy.
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Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy.
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To lick.
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A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women.
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A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.
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