Profligate

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/prˈɔflɪɡeɪt/ · प्रॉफ़्लिगट

Meaning

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way

recklessly wasteful, especially of money

हिंदी अर्थ

अपव्ययी, बेतहाशा फ़िज़ूलख़र्च

अपव्ययी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
WastefulSpendthriftExtravagantProdigalImprovident
Antonyms · विलोम
Example sentences

Profligate spending emptied the trust in two years.

He was profligate in youth and frugal later.

His profligate habits left him with huge debts.

Daily use: Profligate kharcha tha, sab khatam ho gaya.

Word forms
Profligacy nProfligate nProfligate adjProfligately adv
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

पैसे का gate pro level पर खोल दिया और सब उड़ा दिया। Pro level पर gate खोल दिया — profligate।

Picture someone who opens the gate of his money at a 'pro level' and lets it all fly away. 'Pro-level gate' gives PROFLIGATE, recklessly wasteful.

Exam note

Synonym prodigal, extravagant, spendthrift और wasteful; antonym frugal, thrifty और parsimonious।

Synonyms offered are prodigal, extravagant, spendthrift and wasteful; antonyms are frugal, thrifty and parsimonious.

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