profligate

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒflɪgət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑflɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prof′li git, -gāt′)

prof•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]

prof•li•gate (prof′li git, -gāt′),USA pronunciation adj.

utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated;
thoroughly dissolute.
recklessly prodigal or extravagant.

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

prof′li•gate•ly, adv.
prof′li•gate•ness,?r> n.

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profligate /ˈprɒflɪɡɪt/ adj

shamelessly immoral or debauched
wildly extravagant or wasteful

a profligate person

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōflīgātus corrupt, from prōflīgāre to overthrow, from pro-¹ + flīgere to beatprofligacy /ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ/ n ˈprofligately adv

'profligate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

immoral - rakehell - rakish - blood - debauched - depraved - economical - fast - libertine - licentious - prodigal - rake - roué - unregenerate - vicious - wicked - spendthrift

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Synonyms: dissolute, depraved, lewd, wanton, licentious, more...

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