profligate
Definitions
- An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
- An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
Equivalents
14 more languages
العربيةالفاسق
Bosanskiразвратник
Hrvatskiразвратник
Magyarerkölcstelen
Italianodissoluto
日本語愓
Српскиразвратник
Examples
“Have⟳ you come⟳ to Nelson seeking your death, profligate?”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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