English dictionary: words starting with profl

noun

An acridine dye used as an antiseptic for the skin and in experimental studies of mutagenesis.

noun

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of nero

noun

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of nero

adjective

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

Profligate consumers of energy

noun

A licentious, dissolute person.

Usage examples:

He is a drunkard and a profligate

adverb

In a way that wastes money, or uses something in a way that wastes it and is not wise

Usage examples:

We did not spend profligately when we made a profit, so we did not have to cut jobs when the econom…

noun

Profligacy.

noun

A licentious, dissolute person.

Usage examples:

He is a drunkard and a profligate

adjective

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

Profligate consumers of energy

noun

Licentious or dissolute behaviour; debauchery.

noun

The onward flow or course of a narrative, series of events, etc.; progression.

adjective

Flowing forth; streaming out.

noun

A copious flow or discharge, especially of bodily fluids.