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Meaning of profligatory | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Tending to or encouraging wastefulness.
  2. Tending to or encouraging immoral behaviour.

Examples

“Dr. K.M. Naidu pointed out that the present economic crisis was the result of profligatory behaviour of the government since 1985.”
“The adverse effect of profligatory fiscal policies pursued by successive governments on balance of payments disequilibrium and the consequent bungling of trade and payment plicies have seriously affected the efficiency of our trade and payments regime during the first forty years of our planned economic development.”
“Cook was amazed by this procedure, but others, notably missionaries, viewed it in a more derogatory light, labelling it profligatory or the height of debauchery (Ellis, 1831).”
“They are only causing great harm to the country and human society, by this sort of wicked and profligatory ideas.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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