profligate

ˈprɑːflɪɡət

Definition

Definition of profligate - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

immoralcompletely given up to dissipation and licentiousness

His profligate lifestyle led to a rapid decline in his personal and professional life..

debauched

dissolute

immoral

ethicsrecklessly wasteful or unrestrained by morality

She was criticized for her profligate spending habits.

dissolute

extravagant

wasteful

Noun

moralityperson who is shamelessly immoral

He was known as a profligate in the community.

debauchee

libertine

wasteful personperson who wastes resources extravagantly

The profligate spent all his inheritance in a year.

spendthrift

squanderer

wastrel

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Origin of profligate

Latin, profligatus (overthrown)

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adj.

lifestyle

having a dissolute or profligate lifestyle

Examples of profligate in a sentence

Her profligate spending habits worried her family.
His profligate lifestyle led to financial ruin.
The profligate use of resources was unsustainable.
The profligate squandered his inheritance quickly.
She avoided the profligate at social gatherings.
The profligate was known for his lavish parties.

Critics labeled him a profligate due to his spending habits.

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French:débauché, libertin, ...
German:lasterhaft, Liederlicher, ...
Italian:libertino, spendaccione, ...
Spanish:libertino, pródigo, ...
Portuguese:dissoluto, depravado, ...
Chinese:放荡的, 放荡者, ...
Japanese:放蕩な, 放蕩者, ...
Arabic:مُتَبَذِّر, مستهتر, ...
Hebrew:מוּפְקָר, פְּרוֹפְלִיגָט, ...
Russian:развратный, распутник, ...
Ukrainian:розпусний, аморальна людина, ...
Hindi:अनैतिक, अनैतिक व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:অসচ্চরিত্র, অনৈতিক ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:dissolut, dissipador, ...
Czech:prostopášný, prostopášník, ...
Danish:umoralsk, umoralsk person, ...
Dutch:losbandig, losbol, ...
Greek:ανήθικος, αχρείος, ...
Hungarian:züllött, züllött ember, ...
Khmer:ពុករលួយខាងសីលធម៌, មនុស្សអសីលធម៌ឥតខ្មាស, ...
Korean:방탕한, 방탕자, ...
Persian:بی‌بندوبار, بی‌اخلاق, ...
Polish:rozwiązły, rozpustnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissoluto, depravado, ...
Romanian:dizolvat, profligat, ...
Swedish:utsvävande, utsvävande person, ...
Thai:เสเพล, คนไร้ศีลธรรม, ...
Turkish:ahlaksız, sefahat düşkünü, ...
Vietnamese:vô đạo đức, kẻ vô đạo đức, ...

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