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Definition of: profligate
(prof′lə·git, -gāt) adjective
1. Lost or insensible to principle, virtue, or decency; abandoned to vice.
2. Recklessly extravagant; in great profusion.
—noun
1. A depraved or dissolute person.
2. A reckless spendthrift. See synonyms under IMMORAL. [<L profligatus, pp. of profligare strike to the ground, destroy <pro- forward + fligere dash]
—prof′li·gate·ly adverb
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