profligately

Meanings

• adverb

  Living or spending money in an extravagant and reckless way.

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Rhymes

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prodigy , beggarly , jolly

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Variants

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profligate , profligately

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'profligatus', meaning 'thrown forward'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'profligate' was first used in English in the 16th century.

2. The word 'profligate' is often used in a moral or judgmental context to criticize someone for their excessive and reckless behavior.

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Related Concepts

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1. extravagance: A disproportionate amount or degree of something, often with a suggestion of waste or unnecessary expense.

2. recklessness: A disregard for the consequences of one's actions.

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Quotes

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1. In a curious way, part of the genius of America has been a collective forgetfulness, a talent for somehow outdistancing problems in a headlong race toward something new. It is a form of heedlessness, perhaps, blithe and "profligate", but also an exuberant forward spin that may spare people the exhausting obligations of revenge.

   - Lance Morrow,{it}Time{/it},4 Apr. 1988

2. Sure, the trade deficit symbolizes a "profligate" America, consuming more than it produces and spending more than it has.

   - Philip Revzin,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},17 Mar. 17, 1988

3. Everyone seemed fond of statistics, but the counterterrorism experts were especially "profligate" with numbers.

   - Kurt Andersen,{it}Time{/it},24 June 1985

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Culture

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The term 'profligately' has been used in literature and art to depict characters who live extravagantly and recklessly. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Jay Gatsby is described as living a profligate lifestyle.

How to Memorize "profligately"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone spending money excessively and recklessly. Visualize the piles of cash being thrown around carelessly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'profligate' with the image of a wealthy person living an extravagant lifestyle, with no regard for the consequences.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Often Live Frivolously, Going Insane, Testing Excesses' to remember the meaning of 'profligate'.

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