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1. profligate
adjective. ['ˈprɔflɪˌgeɪt'] unrestrained by convention or morality.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- profligatus (Latin)
Rhymes with Profligate
- abrogate
- applegate
- arrogate
- bathgate
- bishopsgate
- castigate
- congregate
- conjugate
- corrugate
- delegate
- desegregate
- digate
- filegate
- floodgate
- fumigate
- holgate
- instigate
- interrogate
- investigate
- irangate
How do you pronounce profligate?
Pronounce profligate as ˈprɔflɪˌgeɪt.
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2. profligate
noun. ['ˈprɔflɪˌgeɪt'] a dissolute man in fashionable society.
Antonyms
Etymology
- profligatus (Latin)
3. profligate
adjective. ['ˈprɔflɪˌgeɪt'] recklessly wasteful.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- profligatus (Latin)
4. profligate
noun. ['ˈprɔflɪˌgeɪt'] a recklessly extravagant consumer.
Etymology
- profligatus (Latin)
Sentences with profligate
1. Adjective
If you don’t, your bank may feel that your habits are too profligate to merit an increase.
2. Noun, singular or mass
The rose of Sharon is a fast-growing and profligate plant, rapidly stretching out its roots to claim more territory for its own branches and its suckering offspring.
