Local English word record

betting

adjective · 1 sense

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

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Examples

  • led a dissipated life
  • a betting man
  • a card-playing son of a bitch
  • a gambling fool
  • sporting gents and their ladies

Word relationships

Synonyms

dissipated, card-playing, sporting

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Princeton WordNet 3.0