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profligate in Finnish

profligate in Finnish is tuhlaavainen, paheellinen — profligate means spending money or resources in a wasteful, extravagant way.

profligate in Finnish

tuhlaavainen
adj
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
paheellinen
adj
Immoral; abandoned to vice.

What does "profligate" mean?

  1. adj Spending money or resources in a wasteful, extravagant way.
    "Jay Rodriguez headed over and Dani Osvaldo might have done better with only David De Gea to beat and, as Southampton bordered on the profligate, United were far more ruthless."
  2. adj Behaving in an immoral way, with no self-control.
  3. adj Toppled and brought to ruin.
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profligate in a sentence

  • Jay Rodriguez headed over and Dani Osvaldo might have done better with only David De Gea to beat and, as Southampton bordered on the profligate, United were far more ruthless.
  • This luxury-loving and profligate shell company is registered at a betting shop on the Caledonian Road, an unlovely thoroughfare in North London on which you'd be more likely to find amphetamines than a top-notch lawyer.

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What is "profligate" in Finnish?
"profligate" in Finnish is tuhlaavainen, paheellinen. profligate means: Spending money or resources in a wasteful, extravagant way.
Are there other ways to say "profligate" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "profligate": tuhlaavainen, paheellinen.
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