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The definition of profligate is acting wasteful or spending money too freely.

(adjective)

An example of profligate is a newly rich person buying houses for all their friends.

Profligate is defined as acting in a way that is immoral or wrong.

(adjective)

An example of profligate is a congressman spending government money on personal projects.

See profligate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

immoral and shameless
extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant

Origin: L profligatus, pp. of profligare, to strike to the ground, rout, ruin < pro-, forward (see pro-) + fligere, to drive, dash (see inflict)

noun

a profligate person

Related Forms:

profligacy noun or profligateness
profligately adverb

See profligate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Given over to dissipation; dissolute.
Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant.

noun

A profligate person; a wastrel.

Origin:

Origin: Latin prōflīgātus

Origin: , past participle of prōflīgāre, to ruin, cast down

Origin: : prō-, forward; see pro-¹

Origin: + -flīgāre

Origin: , intensive of flīgere, to strike down

Related Forms:

profˈli·ga·cy (-gə-sē) noun

profˈli·gate·ly adverb

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