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profligate

American  
[prof-li-git, -geyt] / ˈprɒf lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /

adjective

  1. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.

    Synonyms:
    licentious, abandoned

  2. recklessly prodigal or extravagant.

noun

  1. a profligate person.

profligate British  
/ ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ, ˈprɒflɪɡɪt /

adjective

  1. shamelessly immoral or debauched

  2. wildly extravagant or wasteful

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noun

  1. a profligate person

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Other Word Forms

  • profligacy noun
  • profligately adverb
  • profligateness noun

Etymology

Origin of profligate

1525–35; < Latin prōflīgātus broken down in character, degraded, originally past participle of prōflīgāre to shatter, debase, equivalent to prō- pro- 1 + -flīgāre, derivative of flīgere to strike; inflict, -ate 1

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