profligate
recklessly extravagant or shamelessly immoral
Word origin: From Latin profligatus, ruined or dissolute, from profligare, to strike down.
Profligate in a sentence
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The regime's profligate spending bankrupted the treasury.
Critics condemned the agency's profligate use of public funds on lavish conferences.
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Although she had every reason to gloat after the verdict, the attorney remained blank, accepting the win without a hint of boastfulness.
Using “profligate” well
Profligate carries two related charges, reckless extravagance and shameless immorality, and is more condemnatory than the neutral prodigal.
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