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/prɒfˈlɪdʒɪtli/ · prof.li.ga.tely
adverb
- Living or spending money or resources recklessly or extravagantly. She spent her inheritance profligately, leaving her family in financial ruin.
- Engaging in or characterized by reckless or extravagant behavior. The company's profligate spending on unnecessary projects led to its eventual bankruptcy.
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Did you know? The word 'profligately' is often associated with the concept of 'prodigality', which was a major theme in 18th-century literature, particularly in the works of authors like Henry Fielding and Tobias Smollett.