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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prof•li•ga•cy (prof′li gə sē),USA pronunciation n. - shameless dissoluteness.
- reckless extravagance.
- great abundance.
- proflig(ate) + -acy 1730–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prof•li•gate /ˈprɑflɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - completely immoral or licentious.
- spending or using up something unwisely.
n. [countable] - a profligate person.
prof•li•ga•cy /ˈprɑflɪgəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prof•li•gate (prof′li git, -gāt′),USA pronunciation adj. - utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated;
thoroughly dissolute. - recklessly prodigal or extravagant.
n. - a profligate person.
- Latin prōflīgātus broken down in character, degraded, origin, originally past participle of prōflīgāre to shatter, debase, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + -flīgāre, derivative of flīgere to strike; see inflict, -ate1
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abandoned, licentious.
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