degenerate (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. dēgĕner, ĕnĕris2. dētĕrior, us (lit. worse, inferior)3. vĭtiōsior, pējor, etc. • degenerate (adj.): 1. dēgĕner, ĕnĕris: not d. from a father's mien, patrii non d. oris, Ov. fear bringeth to proof d. souls, d. animos timor arguit, Virg. 2. dētĕrior, us (lit. worse, inferior): a d. and faded age, d. ac decolor aetas, Virg.: altogether d., deterrimus, Cic. 3. vĭtiōsior, pējor, etc.: or more precisely, pejor avis, patre, etc.: v. Hor. Od. 3, 6, 47.