Word for the day profligate

[Josiah]

prof·li·gate

ˈpräfləɡət

adjective

1.recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

"profligate consumers of energy"

synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, prodigal
"profligate local authorities"

noun

noun: profligate; plural noun: profligates

1. a licentious, dissolute person.

synonyms: libertine, debauchee, degenerate, dissolute, roué, rake, sybarite, voluptuary
"he was an out-and-out profligate"

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

Ha. I know several people to whom both the adjective and noun apply.

 

[Josiah]

Ha. I know several people to whom both the adjective and noun apply.

In a recent thread I think originated by Shalimar inquiring about life lessons learned, frugality the opposite of profligacy was certainly the most popular response.

 

[Ina]

I fear the adjective has applied to me in the last month. :wave: