| Back | profligate /PROF-li-git, -gayt/ |
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| Front | adjective 1. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful. 2. Given over to dissipation; dissolute. noun A profligate person. [From Latin profligatus, past participle of profligare (to strike down, to ruin), from pro- (forth, down) + fligere (to strike).] "Despite Bank Markazi's tsunami of petrodollars, the IMF has warned that profligate state spending spells future budget deficits." Matein Khalid; Iran: Sanctions, Geopolitics and the Economy; Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Jan 7, 2007. |
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