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profligate

[ prof-li-git, -geyt ]

adjective

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

    Synonyms: ,

  2. recklessly prodigal or extravagant.


noun

  1. a profligate person.

profligate

/ 藞pr蓲fl瑟伞蓹s瑟; 藞pr蓲fl瑟伞瑟t /

adjective

  1. shamelessly immoral or debauched
  2. wildly extravagant or wasteful
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a profligate person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • profligacy, noun
  • 藞辫谤辞蹿濒颈驳补迟别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僱颈路驳补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤辞蹿顎僱颈路驳补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of profligate1

1525鈥35; < Latin 辫谤艒蹿濒墨驳腻迟耻蝉 broken down in character, degraded, originally past participle of 辫谤艒蹿濒墨驳腻谤别 to shatter, debase, equivalent to 辫谤艒- pro- 1 + -蹿濒墨驳腻谤别, derivative of 蹿濒墨驳别谤别 to strike; inflict, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of profligate1

C16: from Latin 辫谤艒蹿濒墨驳腻迟耻蝉 corrupt, from 辫谤艒蹿濒墨驳腻谤别 to overthrow, from pro- 1+ 蹿濒墨驳别谤别 to beat
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鈥淭here, the football staff engaged in profligate spending for hotels, meals, and large amounts of alcohol. Assistant coaches raved that they were able to go drinking on 鈥楤osco鈥檚 dime.鈥

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Conservative Kit Malthouse said it would be "profoundly unfair if many, many years of careful stewardship were wiped out by being amalgamated with more profligate neighbouring councils".

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So, at both ends it is a case of minor details; mistakes at the back, profligate finishing up front.

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But her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, has been criticised for his own profligate spending.

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Americans have long been among the world鈥檚 most profligate tippers.

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