Also means
declining, in decay
Usage Note
Decadente can describe moral decline (una sociedad decadente) or, in a more positive modern register, something luxuriously indulgent (un postre decadente). Context determines whether the tone is critical or celebratory.
Examples
"La fiesta era excesiva y decadente."
Natural Translation
The party was excessive and decadent.
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