a profligate wretch without any sense of principle, morality, or religion (Tobias Smollett).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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|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… … Useful english dictionary
prof·li·gate — … 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
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
Field-programmable gate array — FPGAs should not be confused with the flip chip pin grid array, a form of integrated circuit packaging. A field programmable gate array is a semiconductor device containing programmable logic components called logic blocks , and programmable… … Wikipedia
profligate — prof·li·gate … English syllables
profligately — prof·li·gate·ly … English syllables
profligate — prof•li•gate [[t]ˈprɒf lɪ gɪt, ˌgeɪt[/t]] adj. 1) utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute 2) recklessly prodigal or extravagant 3) a profligate person • Etymology: 1525–35; < L prōflīgātus broken down in character,… … From formal English to slang
profligate — prof|li|gate1 [ praflıgət ] adjective FORMAL wasting money or other things ╾ prof|li|ga|cy noun uncount profligate prof|li|gate 2 [ praflıgət ] noun count someone who wastes things and does not think about the effects of their actions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
