prof´li|gate|ness

prof´li|gate|ness
prof|li|gate «PROF luh giht», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. very wicked; shamelessly bad: »

a profligate wretch without any sense of principle, morality, or religion (Tobias Smollett).

2. recklessly extravagant.
–n.
a person who is very wicked or extravagant.
[< Latin prōflīgātus (literally) ruined, past participle of prōflīgāre < prō- down, forth + flīgere to strike, dash]
prof´li|gate|ly, adverb.
prof´li|gate|ness, noun.

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  • prof´li|gate|ly — prof|li|gate «PROF luh giht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very wicked; shamelessly bad: »a profligate wretch without any sense of principle, morality, or religion (Tobias Smollett). 2. recklessly extravagant. –n. a person who is very wicked or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prof|li|gate — «PROF luh giht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very wicked; shamelessly bad: »a profligate wretch without any sense of principle, morality, or religion (Tobias Smollett). 2. recklessly extravagant. –n. a person who is very wicked or extravagant.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prof — prof·a·na·tion; prof·it·abil·i·ty; prof·it·able; prof·it·able·ness; prof·it·ably; prof·it·er; prof·it·less; prof·li·ga·cy; prof·li·gate·ly; prof·li·gate·ness; prof·lu·ence; prof·lu·ent; prof; prof·fer; prof·it; prof·i·teer; prof·li·gate;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • gate — wa·ter·gate; ag·gre·gate; cen·trif·u·gate; con·gre·gate; con·ju·gate; cor·ru·gate; del·e·gate; der·o·gate; elon·gate; in·gate; in·ter·ro·gate; lev·i·gate; li·gate; ne·gate; ob·li·gate; out·gate; prof·li·gate; seg·re·gate; sur·ro·gate; vir·gate;… …   English syllables

  • profligateness — prof·li·gate·ness …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • Profligateness — Prof li*gate*ness, n. The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life; profligacy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

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