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(Entry 1 of 2)
given to spending money freely or foolishly
- profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of profligate (Entry 2 of 2)
1
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
- a profligate who could not really afford the grand style he maintained at Monticello, Jefferson died deeply in debt
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2
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
- a drunken profligate, he was given to wretched excess in every aspect of his life
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The first known use of profligate was in 1617
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