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   Prof·li·gate

   /ˈpräfləɡət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources: "profligate consumers of energy" Similar wastefulextravagantspendthriftimprovidentprodigalimmoderateexcessivethriftlessimprudentrecklessirresponsibleOpposite thriftyfrugal
   • ▪ licentious; dissolute: "he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle" Similar dissolutedegeneratedissipateddebauchedcorruptdepravedreprobateunprincipledimmoralpromiscuousloosewantonlicentiouslasciviouslecherouslibertinelewddecadentrakishshamelessabandonedunrestrainedfastfast-livingsybariticvoluptuaryOpposite moralupright

   noun

   • 1. a licentious, dissolute person: "he is a drunkard and a profligate" Similar libertinedebaucheedegeneratereprobaterouélecherrakeloose-liverdissolute personsybaritevoluptuarysensualistinformal:lechdated:rip

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘overthrown, routed’): from Latin profligatus ‘dissolute’, past participle of profligare ‘overthrow, ruin’, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + fligere ‘strike down’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. profligately adverb

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   wildly extravagant; completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness : shamelessly immoral… See the full definition

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   PROFLIGATE definition: 1. spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise: 2. behaving in a way…. Learn more.

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   Profligate definition: utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.. See examples of PROFLIGATE used in a sentence.

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   A person who is a slave to their cravings and whose behavior is unrestrained and selfish can be called a profligate. Extravagantly profligate behavior is often wildly fun but usually comes with a heavy price to pay in the morning, both financially and morally.

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   PROFLIGATE meaning: 1. spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise: 2. behaving in a way…. Learn more.

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   May 27, 2024 · 3 meanings: 1. shamelessly immoral or debauched 2. wildly extravagant or wasteful 3. a profligate person.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionprofligate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   profligate. adjective. /ˈprɒflɪɡət/. /ˈprɑːflɪɡət/. (formal, disapproving) using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way synonym wasteful. profligate spending. the profligate use of resources. The opposition criticized the government’s profligate spending plans.