Word For The Day: PROFLIGATE

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profligate ^

[Louis Foxwell]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

PROFLIGATE

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adjective

Full Definition of PROFLIGATE

1: wildly extravagant
2 completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness

Examples of PROFLIGATE

She was very profligate in her spending.
profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster

In a curious way, part of the genius of America has been a collective forgetfulness, a talent for somehow outdistancing problems in a headlong race toward something new. It is a form of heedlessness, perhaps, blithe and profligate, but also an exuberant forward spin that may spare people the exhausting obligations of revenge. —Lance Morrow, Time, 4 Apr. 1988

Origin of PROFLIGATE

Latin profligatus, from past participle of profligare to strike down, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (akin to fligere to strike); akin to Greek phlibein to squeeze First Known Use: 1617

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[Louis Foxwell]

This word explains the terror of the Obama administration. It is wreckless, out of control, in a word, profligate. Use the word and win an award, some of the finest in WFTD.

[EinNYC]

I just used that word in a post here tonight. Did you COPY? Oooooo.

[Louis Foxwell]

Elucidate the extremes of wastefulness. Spending until nothing is left except the experience of bereft.

[Louis Foxwell]

Great minds run concurrent courses. Post your sentence, please.

[dennisw]

Profligate like the prodigal son.

[KC_Lion]

[shibumi]

The tenured teachers at university were caught spreading untruths.

The media dubbed it “Prof-Li-Gate.”

[Louis Foxwell]

Awards in the morning.

[BenLurkin]

The guy on the end borrowed his helmet form Marvin the Martian.

[shibumi]

I’m not playing to win anything.

I’m just playing.

[LouAvul]

I just looked it up. All it had was a picture of bill klinton.

[TADSLOS]

FACT.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, that was when you were in the amateur flying game ... Now that you’ve joined the profligate league, you need two entries to break into the democrats’ headquarters.

Or the key to the ABCNNBCBS press corpse lounge.

[Pollster1]

Besides being "fun" in the words of abortionists, dissecting babies
is the easiest way to fund Lamborghini-level profligate spending.

[dblshot]

Let’s hope that tonight we see a candidate
Who looks presidential and can articulate
A clear and bold plan
To save our great land
From Obama’s liberal and inane policies so profligate.

[dennisw]

zzzz

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Barack: budget busting, so profligate
20 trillion in debt is the aggregate
With each Golden Fleece
We get closer to Greece
Call your senator, rep, or your delegate

[tioga]

LOL Great one!

[tioga]

Another great one!

[Louis Foxwell]

We like. satire award