Story highlights. Michael Skakel, a Kennedy relative convicted of the 1975 murder of a 15-year-old neighbor, walked out of a Connecticut courthouse Thursday on bail.
In England the Decadents were 1890s figures such as Arthur Symons (âthe blond angelâ), Oscar Wilde, Ernest Dowson, and Lionel Johnson, who were members of the Rhymersâ Club or contributors to The Yellow Book.
Learner's definition of DECADENT. [more decadent; most decadent] 1. disapproving. a : having low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc. The book condemns some of society's wealthiest members as decadent fools.