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Definition of 'degenerative'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) degenerative
tending to degenerate.

2. degenerative
characterized by degeneration.

Etymology: (1840–50)

Definition of 'degenerative'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) degenerative
(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function
"degenerative diseases of old age"

Definition of 'degenerative'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) degenerative
undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate

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