adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/
US:prŏʹflĭgət
US:/ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɒflɪɡeɪt/
US:prŏʹflĭgāt
US:/ˈpɹɑːflɪɡeɪt/
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adj
Meaning 1
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rake, rakehell, rip, blood, roue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: libertine, debauchee, rounder
History
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1535, the verb in 1542; borrowed from Latin prōflīgātus, perfect passive participle of prōflīgō (“to strike down, cast down”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 an 3) and pro-), from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō (1st conjugation compound verb-forming suffix). Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
bədxərc
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Azerbaijani:
israfcıl
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Bulgarian:
разточителен
(raztočitelen)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Chinese Mandarin:
奢靡
(shēmí)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Chinese Mandarin:
揮霍 /挥霍
(huīhuò)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Chinese Mandarin:
揮霍無度 /挥霍无度
(huīhuòwúdù)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Dutch:
verkwistend
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Finnish:
tuhlaavainen
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
French:
dépensier
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Galician:
gastador
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Galician:
pródigo
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Galician:
perdulario
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
German:
verschwenderisch
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Ancient Greek:
ἄσωτος
(ásōtos)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Hungarian:
tékozló
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Indonesian:
berfoya-foya
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Italian:
dissoluto
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Māori:
rukeruke
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Māori:
whiuwhiu
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Māori:
ngutuhore
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Polish:
rozrzutny
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Russian:
неэконо́мный
(neekonómnyj)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Russian:
расточи́тельный
(rastočítelʹnyj)
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Spanish:
disoluto
— inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly
Armenian:
անառակ
(anaṙak)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Bulgarian:
разпуснат
(razpusnat)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Bulgarian:
развратен
(razvraten)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Chinese Mandarin:
淫靡
(yínmǐ)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Chinese Mandarin:
荒淫
(huāngyín)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Dutch:
losbandig
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Finnish:
paheellinen
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Galician:
disoluto
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Galician:
libertino
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Galician:
licencioso
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Ancient Greek:
ἄσωτος
(ásōtos)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Hungarian:
erkölcstelen
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Hungarian:
feslett
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Italian:
dissoluto
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Russian:
распу́тный
(raspútnyj)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Russian:
развра́тный
(razvrátnyj)
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Spanish:
inmoral
— immoral; abandoned to vice
Bulgarian:
развратник
(razvratnik)
— abandoned person
Russian:
развра́тник
(razvrátnik)
— abandoned person
Russian:
распу́тник
(raspútnik)
— abandoned person
Bulgarian:
прахосник
(prahosnik)
— overly wasteful or extravagant individual
Russian:
расточи́тель
(rastočítelʹ)
— overly wasteful or extravagant individual
Russian:
транжи́р
(tranžír)
— overly wasteful or extravagant individual
Russian:
мот
(mot)
— overly wasteful or extravagant individual
