profligate

[US]/ˈprɒflɪɡət/
[UK]/ˈprɑːflɪɡət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful
n. a person who is recklessly extravagant or wasteful

Phrases & Collocations

a profligate spender

profligate behavior

profligate habits

Example Sentences

profligate consumers of energy.

he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle.

neither profligate nor sparing of her time.

a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.

She led a profligate lifestyle, spending money on luxury items without a second thought.

The profligate use of natural resources is leading to environmental degradation at an alarming rate.

He was known for his profligate behavior, often squandering his wealth on extravagant parties.

The profligate spending by the government has resulted in a huge budget deficit.

She criticized the profligate use of plastic bags, urging people to switch to reusable alternatives.

The profligate habits of the company executives led to its eventual bankruptcy.

He lived a profligate life, constantly indulging in expensive hobbies and lavish vacations.

The profligate use of pesticides in agriculture is causing harm to the environment and human health.

The profligate behavior of some politicians has eroded public trust in the government.

The profligate spending spree during the holiday season left many consumers in debt.

Real-world Examples

Algernon. What about your brother? What about the profligate Ernest?

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

Puerto Rico cannot do that. The law bars states and territories from declaring bankruptcy, in order to deter profligate behaviour.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He never made friends with profiteers or the profligate.

Source: Pan Pan

And it is the same in other directions; you will find us neither profligate nor ascetic.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

This man, as has been intimated, was a notorious profligate, and withal not on the most friendly terms with Epps.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

Passing through this door with its frieze of worthless stock certificates and rats scuttling through empty money chests of the profligate debtor.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

But let me tell you one thing, Aunt: Mr. Wildeve is not a profligate man, any more than I am an improper woman.

Source: Returning Home

Zerodha, meanwhile, in another contrast to profligate unicorns, does not spend any money on advertising, discounts and other freebies to lure customers.

Source: Economist Business

The brooding heat of the profligate vegetation; the cool charm of the running water; the terrific splendor of the June thunder-gust in the deep and solitary woods, were all sensual, animal, elemental.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

He proposed to call witnesses to show how the prisoner, a profligate and spendthrift, had been at the end of his financial tether, and had also been carrying on an intrigue with a certain Mrs. Raikes, a neighbouring farmer's wife.

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

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