Dissipately

Dissipately, an adverb derived from the adjective "dissipate," describes an action or process performed in a way that causes something to scatter, disperse, or gradually disappear. It implies a waste or squandering of resources, energy, or things, often in a careless or thoughtless manner. The term suggests a loss of cohesion, concentration, or effectiveness. Something done dissipately results in a spreading out or breaking down, ultimately leading to a reduction or elimination of what was originally present. The implication includes a loss of value, intensity or cohesion.

Dissipately meaning with examples

• The company's profits, after years of mismanagement, began to dissipate, and they began to fail dissipately, as they continued to invest in projects with no profit. The board had to fire the CEO to fix the mistakes that were made, and in the hope that the situation would be fixed. The board looked at the old CEO's leadership and decided that it was very bad for the company.
• The initial excitement surrounding the new project dissipated, and then, the original team started to break away dissipately. The lack of a cohesive plan, coupled with internal conflicts and a sense of futility, drove individual members to quit. The project, once brimming with potential, fractured and slowly but surely dissipated into fragmented pieces.
• As the sun set, the heat of the day began to dissipate dissipately as temperatures dropped. The coolness, accompanied by the gentle evening breeze, offered respite from the intensity of the day. The heat's gradual decline, felt across the land, allowed for relief, and the end of the day began with all the energy and heat diminishing. The coolness of the night was welcomed.
• The king's vast wealth, accumulated over generations, was spent dissipately, leading to his kingdom's downfall. The extravagance, the costly wars, and the lavish lifestyle of the royal family caused economic instability and, in time, the disintegration of royal influence and finally the king was dead. This showed that wealth does not last forever, even if vast.
• Due to the slow leak in the car's tire, air escaped dissipately until the tire went flat. The pressure began to reduce slowly, and the air slowly left the tire. Although the leak was minor, the consistent loss of air, happening continually, ultimately rendered the tire useless, showing that problems can be difficult.