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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
PROFLIGATE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
PROFLIGATE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "PROFLIGATE" which means:
- noun
- • A dissolute man in fashionable society
- • A recklessly extravagant consumer adjective satellite
- • Recklessly wasteful
- • Unrestrained by convention or morality verb
- • To drive away; to overcome. adjective
- • Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- • Immoral; abandoned to vice.
- • Overthrown, ruined.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He was known for his profligate spending habits."
- • "The profligate use of natural resources is a concern."
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| The Guardian Cryptic15 Jul 2004 | Down 5 | |
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