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profligacy

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noun
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As a noun, profligacy means careless wastefulness.

Meanings of profligacy

4 meanings

noun

  1. Careless wastefulness.

  2. Shameless and immoral behaviour.

  3. The trait of spending extravagantly

    Similar: extravagance, prodigality

  4. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

    Similar: dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for profligacy →
noun: the trait of spending extravagantly
extravaganceprodigality
noun: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
dissipationdissolutionlicentiousnesslooseness

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