profligate
/ˈprɒflɪɡət/adjective
उच्चारण प्रॉफ़्लिगट
अपव्ययी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, बरबाद करने वाला
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adjective
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formal, disapproving
using money, time or resources in a careless and wasteful way
अपव्ययी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, बरबाद करने वाला
- the profligate spending of the previous government
- a profligate use of water in the fields
- The council was criticised for its profligate spending on unnecessary ceremonies.
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- It is profligate to throw away food while others go hungry.
- Profligate use of electricity pushed up the bills this winter.
Synonyms wasteful extravagant spendthrift
Opposite thrifty frugal economical
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formal, disapproving
living in a way that is morally bad, especially by having too much sex or drinking too much
दुराचारी, भोग-विलास में डूबा
- a profligate young prince
- The profligate heir wasted his inheritance on gambling and parties.
- The novel describes a profligate nobleman who spent his nights drinking and gambling.
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- His profligate habits cost him his job and his friends.
- She disapproved of her cousin's profligate lifestyle.
noun
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[C] formal
a person who is profligate
फ़िज़ूलख़र्च या दुराचारी व्यक्ति
- He died a profligate, having wasted the family fortune.
- The old profligate squandered the family estate within ten years of inheriting it.
- The family disowned him as a hopeless profligate.
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- A profligate with other people's money, he soon landed in debt.
- The king was a profligate who ignored the advice of his ministers.
Synonyms spendthrift wastrel
Opposite miser
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profligacy noun
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One who spends money recklessly (also spendthrift, prodigal).
'जो लापरवाही से पैसा उड़ाए' के लिए यह शब्द (या spendthrift, prodigal) आता है।