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Definition & Meaning of "profligate"in English

profligate
01

acting in a shameless, overindulgent, and immoral manner 

Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most profligate
Comparative
more profligate
gradable
domain
behavior, morality, finance
Examples
The billionaire’s profligate spending on luxury yachts and parties was widely criticized. 
02

overly extravagant or wasteful, especially with money 

Examples
Despite their limited income, she remained profligate in her spending habits. 
Profligate
01

a dissolute man in fashionable society 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
gender specific
Plural form
profligates
Masculine Singular
profligate
neutral form
debauchee
02

a recklessly extravagant consumer 

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