HyperDic: profligate

English > 4 senses of the word profligate:
ADJECTIVEallprofligate, extravagant, prodigal, spendthriftrecklessly wasteful
allprofligate, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, riotous, fastunrestrained by convention or morality
NOUNperson profligate, rake, rakehell, rip, blood, rouea dissolute man in fashionable society
person profligate, prodigal, squanderera recklessly extravagant consumer
profligate > pronunciation
Soundsprao'flihgey.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > profligate: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaningrecklessly wasteful.
Synonymsextravagant, prodigal, spendthrift
Broaderwastefultending to squander and waste
Spanishderrochadora, despilfarrador, extravagante, malgastador
Nounsprofligatea recklessly extravagant consumer
English > profligate: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaningunrestrained by convention or morality.
Synonymsdebauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, riotous, fast
Broaderimmoraldeliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Spanishdegenerado, degradado, depravado, disoluto, libertino, vicioso
Catalandegenerat, degradat, dissolut, llicenciós, viciós
Nounsprofligatea dissolute man in fashionable society
Adverbsprofligatelyin a dissolute way
English > profligate: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA dissolute man in fashionable society.
Synonymsrake, rakehell, rip, blood, roue
Broaderlibertine, debauchee, rounderA dissolute person
Spanishdisoluto, libertino, licencioso
Catalandissolut, llicenciós
Adjectivesprofligateunrestrained by convention or morality
English > profligate: 4 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA recklessly extravagant consumer.
Synonymsprodigal, squanderer
Narrowerspendthrift, spend-all, spender, scattergoodsomeone who spends money prodigally
wastrel, wastersomeone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
BroaderconsumerA person who uses goods or services
Spanishderrochador, despilfarrador, dilapidador, malgastador, pródigo
Catalandilapidador, malgastador, pròdig
Adjectivesprofligaterecklessly wasteful

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