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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Image Image The rural communities of Kherson are resilient but much degraded.
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Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The program has also supported projects intended to reduce wildfire risk by thinning vegetation and restoring degraded forests.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The estate has been running one of the U.K.’s most successful rewilding programmes for the last 20 years, with an emphasis on using natural processes to regenerate degraded ecosystems.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Travis Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was summoned to examine the bomb because of its size and degraded state, Keehn told USA TODAY on Tuesday.
—USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
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Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
The program has also supported projects intended to reduce wildfire risk by thinning vegetation and restoring degraded forests.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The estate has been running one of the U.K.’s most successful rewilding programmes for the last 20 years, with an emphasis on using natural processes to regenerate degraded ecosystems.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Travis Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was summoned to examine the bomb because of its size and degraded state, Keehn told USA TODAY on Tuesday.
—USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Degraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degraded. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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