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adjective
- 1. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources: "profligate consumers of energy" Similar Opposite
- 2. licentious; dissolute: "he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a licentious, dissolute person: "he is a drunkard and a profligate" Similar
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PROFLIGATE definition: 1. spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise: 2. behaving in a way…. Learn more.
: a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditure. Did you know? Don't Get Overwhelmed by the History of Profligate.
PROFLIGATE meaning: 1. spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise: 2. behaving in a way…. Learn more.
A person who is a slave to their cravings and whose behavior is unrestrained and selfish can be called a profligate. Extravagantly profligate behavior is often wildly fun but usually comes with a heavy price to pay in the morning, both financially and morally.
Profligate definition: utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.. See examples of PROFLIGATE used in a sentence.
May 27, 2024 · 3 meanings: 1. shamelessly immoral or debauched 2. wildly extravagant or wasteful 3. a profligate person.... Click for more definitions.
1. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation: a profligate nightlife. 2. Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant: a profligate spender; the profligate use of water. n. A profligate person.
profligate. adjective. /ˈprɒflɪɡət/. /ˈprɑːflɪɡət/. (formal, disapproving) using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way synonym wasteful. profligate spending. the profligate use of resources. The opposition criticized the government’s profligate spending plans.
Profligate definition: Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation.
Definition of profligate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.