De-gēn'er-ous, a.
a. [Lat. degener; It. degenere. See DEGENERATE, v. i.] Fallen from a state of excellence; low; base; mean; unworthy. [Obs.] “Degenerous passions.” Dryden. “Degenerous practices.” South.
a. [Lat. degener; It. degenere. See DEGENERATE, v. i.] Fallen from a state of excellence; low; base; mean; unworthy. [Obs.] “Degenerous passions.” Dryden. “Degenerous practices.” South.