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Profligate
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Meaning
Adj
●
Inclined to
waste
resources or
behave
extravagantly.
●
Immoral;
abandoned to
vice.
●
Overthrown, ruined.
Noun
●
An
abandoned
person; one
openly
and
shamelessly
vicious
; a
dissolute
person.
●
An
overly
wasteful
or
extravagant
individual.
Verb
●
To
drive away
; to overcome.
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Origin
profligate
English
profligatus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Extravagant
Wasteful
Prodigal
Immoral
Licentious
Wastrel
Spendthrift
Dissolute
Abandoned
Related
Spendthrift
Feckless
Rapacious
Venal
Craven
Gluttonous
Debauched
Avaricious
Indolent
Duplicitous
Irresponsible
Ruinous
Wanton
Greedy
Reckless
Hedonistic
Corrupt
Undisciplined
Stingy
Imprudent
Wealthy
Workshy
Careless
Pious
Bellicose
Loathsome
Unprincipled
Tightfisted
Obstinate
Licentious
Consumptive
Shiftless
Depraved
Barbarous
Cocky
Inept
Iniquitous
Brazen
Heedless
Indecisive
Unbridled
Regressive
Unsophisticated
Lazy
Hubristic
Debased
Shrewd
Destructive
Treacherous
Thoughtless
Overleveraged
Cretinous
Odious
Circumspect
Arrogant
Ruthless
Shortsighted
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