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[ prof -li-git, -geyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈprɒf lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
recklessly prodigal or extravagant.
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; see inflict, -ate1
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OTHER WORDS FROM profligate prof·li·gate·ly, adverb prof·li·gate·ness, noun Words nearby profligate profit sharing, profit squeeze, profit taking, profit warning, profligacy, profligate , profluent, pro-form, pro forma, pro forma invoice, proformiphen
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And nothing offends those sensibilities more profoundly than profligate spending and runaway debt.
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Link a man to the pulpit, and he cannot proceed to any great lengths in profligate life.
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Although Edgar was a profligate , he was a sensible man, and my story made him furious.
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Young, giddy, inexperienced and wilful, she was cast headlong into the most profligate court of Christendom.
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If you spend your nights in public, you're a profligate ; and if you spend them at home, you're a secret drinker.
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We were told that they are a profligate set, like too many of their class elsewhere, and enjoyed a certain immunity from the laws.
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British Dictionary definitions for profligate adjective shamelessly immoral or debauched
wildly extravagant or wasteful
Derived forms of profligate profligacy (ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ ), noun profligately , adverb Word Origin for profligate C16: from Latin prōflīgātus corrupt, from prōflīgāre to overthrow, from pro- 1 + flīgere to beat
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