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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions profligate noun  An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. An overly wasteful or extravagant individual. verb (profligat, ed) To drive away; to overcome. 1840, Alexander Walker, Woman Physiologically Considered as to Mind, Morals, Marriage, Matrimonial Slavery, Infidelity and Divorce, page 157: : Such a stipulation would remove one powerful temptation to pennyless seducers, of whom there are too many prowling in the higher circles ; adjective (rfc-level, Adjective at L4+ not in L3 POS section) Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. overthrown, Overthrown; beaten; conquered, especially by vice. Etymology: From (term, profligatus, prÅflÄgÄtus, wretched, abandoned), participle of (term, profligo, prÅflÄgÅ, strike down, cast down)      Full Definition of profligate  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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