profligacy
[ prof-li-guh-see ]
noun
shameless dissoluteness.
reckless extravagance.
great abundance.
Origin of profligacy
1First recorded in 1730–40; proflig(ate) + -acy
Words that may be confused with profligacy
- prodigality, profligacy
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How to use profligacy in a sentence
Cleopatra enchained him with an endless round of pleasures and profligacies.
Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) | Charles MorrisThe man was said to be, in spite of his many profligacies and excesses, gifted with exuberant health and physical vigour.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi | Count Carlo GozziAnd they had become the confidents and companions of each others profligacies.
Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3) | William Pitt Scargill
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