degraded
adjective
de·grad·ed
di-ˈgrā-dəd 
dē-
1
: reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct
2
: characterized by degeneration of structure or function
degradedly
adverb
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Examples of degraded in a Sentence
many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration
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In poor cities with degraded water systems, low-income residents are burdened with overwhelmingly expensive water bills.
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Catherine Coleman Flowers, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For Israeli officials, an operational window of opportunity to attack Iran is currently open, because of Iran’s degraded air defenses.
—Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Examples could include restoring a degraded stream, adding a fishing pier or improving parks and trails, Doneen said.
—Kirsti Marohn, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2025
Steelhead trout — once found in most streams in the Santa Monica Mountains — similarly declined as habitat disappeared, degraded and fragmented.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Catherine Coleman Flowers, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For Israeli officials, an operational window of opportunity to attack Iran is currently open, because of Iran’s degraded air defenses.
—Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Examples could include restoring a degraded stream, adding a fishing pier or improving parks and trails, Doneen said.
—Kirsti Marohn, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2025
Steelhead trout — once found in most streams in the Santa Monica Mountains — similarly declined as habitat disappeared, degraded and fragmented.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Degraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degraded. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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