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prof·li·ga·cy 
[prof-li-guh-see] Pronunciation Key
[prof-li-guh-see] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | shameless dissoluteness. |
| 2. | reckless extravagance. |
| 3. | great abundance. |
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| prof·li·gate
(prŏf'lĭ-gĭt, -gāt') Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. A profligate person; a wastrel. [Latin prōflīgātus, past participle of prōflīgāre, to ruin, cast down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + -flīgāre, intensive of flīgere, to strike down.] prof'li·ga·cy (-gə-sē) n., prof'li·gate·ly adv. |
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| profligacy | |
noun | |
| 1. | the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: extravagance] |
| 2. | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Profligacy
Prof"li*ga*cy\, n. [See Profligate, a.] The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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