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| prof·li·gate [ próffligət, próffli gàyt ] |
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1. wasteful: extremely extravagant or wasteful
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2. with low morals: having or showing extremely low moral standards
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noun (plural prof·li·gates) |
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1. somebody wasteful: an extremely extravagant or wasteful person
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2. somebody with low morals: somebody with extremely low moral standards
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin profligatus, past participle of profligare "strike down, ruin" < fligere "to strike"] |
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  prof·li·ga·cy noun |
| prof·li·gate·ly adverb |
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