profligate

/ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/adj

High School

Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.

Immoral; abandoned to vice.

Profligated: routed, overcome, driven away.

Overthrown, ruined.

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Synonyms

extravagant immoral improvident imprudent lavish licentious prodigal profligate reckless spendthrift squandering uneconomical unthrifty wasteful

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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