Definition for

profligate

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adjective: spending resources recklessly or wastefully

The composer Wagner, while living on a limited salary, was so profligate as to line all the walls of his apartment with pure silk.

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noun: someone who spends resources recklessly or wastefully

Most lottery winners go from being conservative, frugal types to outright profligates who blow millions on fast cars, lavish homes, and giant yachts.

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