ˈbɛtɪŋ dɪˈbɔːtʃt dɪˈɡɹeɪdəd ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd ˈdɪsəljuːt ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət ˈspɔɹtɪŋ ˈspɔːtɪŋ preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance led a dissipated life a betting man a card-playing son of a bitch a gambling fool sporting gents and their ladies unrestrained by convention or morality Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society deplorably dissipated and degraded riotous living fast women