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

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   Profligate, as a noun or as an adjective, implies recklessly wasting your money on extravagant luxury. Profligate behavior is a lot of fun, but you'll regret it later — when you get your charge card bill. Any time someone behaves in a reckless, amoral, or wasteful way, they are engaging in profligate behavior.

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   Define profligate. profligate synonyms, profligate pronunciation, profligate translation, English dictionary definition of profligate. adj. 1. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation: a profligate nightlife. 2. Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly...

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   Feb 22, 2024 · profligate ( comparative more profligate, superlative most profligate) Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly . Synonyms: extravagant, wasteful, prodigal; see also Thesaurus: prodigal. Immoral; abandoned to vice . Synonyms: immoral, licentious. ( obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.

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   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. The report dismisses claims that the US is profligate in its use of energy. Word Origin.

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   5 days ago · 3 meanings: 1. shamelessly immoral or debauched 2. wildly extravagant or wasteful 3. a profligate person.... Click for more definitions.

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   Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation. A profligate nightlife. American Heritage. Immoral and shameless. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: wasteful. profuse. lavish. spendthrift. prodigal.