prolifigate
prolifigate is the misspelling of profligate.
Meaning of profligate
Adjective
profligate (comparative more profligate, superlative most profligate)
- Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- [H]er Reputation—That—I have no Reaſon to believe is in Queſtion—But then hovv long her profligate Courſe of Pleaſures may make her able to keep it—is a ſhocking Queſtion! and her Preſumption VVhile ſhe keeps it—inſupportable!1728, John Vanbrugh, Colley Cibber, The Provok’d Husband; or, A Journey to London. A Comedy, […], London: […] J[ohn] Watts, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 1
- Synonyms:
- extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, improvident, imprudent, lavish, loose-handed, reckless, spendthrift, squandering
- Immoral; abandoned to vice.
- Made prostitute and profligate the muse.1685, John Dryden, To The Pious Memory of the Accomplish'd Young Lady Mrs. Anne Killigrew
- Synonyms:
- immoral, licentious
- Overthrown, ruined.
- The foe is profligate, and run.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...
Forms of prolifigate
| comparative | more prolifigate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most prolifigate |
Origin of prolifigate
Likely influenced by the spelling of the more common term prolific which refers to abundance in general, while profligate refers to an abundance of wastefulness.
Questions about prolifigate
- What is prolifigate the misspelling of?
- Prolifigate is the misspelling of profligate.
Words near prolifigate in the dictionary
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