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profligate

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aefgiloprtStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. unrestrained by convention or morality

Word origin

The adjective is first attested in 1535, the verb in 1542; borrowed from Latin prōflīgātus, perfect passive participle of prōflīgō (“to strike down, cast down”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 an 3) and pro-), from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō (1st conjugation compound verb-forming suffix). Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Used in a sentence

  • Jay Rodriguez headed over and Dani Osvaldo might have done better with only David De Gea to beat and, as Southampton bordered on the profligate, United were far more ruthless.
  • This luxury-loving and profligate shell company is registered at a betting shop on the Caledonian Road, an unlovely thoroughfare in North London on which you'd be more likely to find amphetamines than a top-notch lawyer.
  • Made prostitute and profligate the muse.

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