degraded

Definition

Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

Etymology

degrade + -ed. See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).

Example Sentences

• "The Netherlands […] were reduced, practically, to a very degraded condition."
• "The Grapsoid species are represented of a degraded form in Porcellana"
• "A Cross degraded Fitchee."