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retrograde(immoral, debased, decadent)
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retrogressive(immoral, debased, decadent)
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run-down(beat, weak, feeble, dead, exhausted)
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rusty(deterioration, uncleanness)
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sapless(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, degenerate)
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seedy(weakness, feeble, deterioration, dilapidated, debilitated)
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sinking(immoral, debased, decadent)
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strengthless(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, degenerate)
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tainted(verb, deterioration, uncleanness)
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tasteless(adjective, hard, old, sour, musty)
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unavailing
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unsound(adjective, uncertain, feeble, hesitant, frail)
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unsubstantial(adjective, uncertain, feeble, shaky, hesitant)
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used(feeble, dead, shabby, exhausted, reduced)
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vitiated(verb, adjective, mean, weak, low)
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waning
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washed-out(adjective, exhausted, spoiled)
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weakling
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weakly(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, uncertain)
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wimpy(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, degenerate)
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