I. -gə̇t, -ləˌgāt, usu -d.+V adjective
Etymology: Latin profligatus, from past participle of profligare to strike down, destroy, ruin, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (from fligere to strike); akin to Welsh blif catapult, Greek thlibein, (Aeol. & Ionic dialect) phlibein to squeeze, Latvian blaîzît to squeeze, crush — more at pro-
1. : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness : abandoned to vice and corruption : shamelessly immoral
you will find us neither profligate nor ascetic — James Hilton
2. : wildly extravagant : criminally excessive in spending or using : recklessly wasteful
rescue the Empire from being gambled away by incapable or profligate aristocrats — J.A.Froude
the profligate profusion with which they carried on bribery — Hartley Withers
II. -ləˌgāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin profligatus, past participle
archaic : to drive away : defeat , overcome
III. -lə̇gə̇t, -lēg-, -ləˌgāt, usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: profligate (I)
: a profligate person