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Profligate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. "Such a profligate as Antony." Swift.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To drive away; to overcome.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Overthrown; beaten; conquered. [Obs.] The foe is profligate, and run. Hudibras.
2. Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch. A race more profligate than we. Roscommon. Made prostitute and profligate muse. Dryden.
Synonyms: Abandoned; corrupt; dissolute; vitiated; depraved; vicious; wicked. See Abandoned.