June 15, 2011

prof·li·gate

adjective /ˈpräfligət/  /-ləˌgāt/ 
  1. Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
    • profligate consumers of energy
  2. Licentious; dissolute
    • - he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle
noun /ˈpräfligət/  /-ləˌgāt/ 
profligates, plural
  1. A licentious, dissolute person

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