profligacy

noun

prof·li·ga·cy ˈprä-fli-gə-sē

Synonyms of profligacy next

: the quality or state of being profligate

Examples of profligacy in a Sentence

a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats

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Defense spending that grows and grows without substantive reforms and allows a department that has never passed an audit to perpetuate its profligacy. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 On the balance of the play, Arsenal probably deserved more than nothing last season and the inverse was true at Villa Park on Saturday evening, decided by the host’s profligacy and conceding at a stage when Arsenal were stumbling. —

Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 For stock investors, surging yields due to fiscal profligacy (as opposed to strong economic growth) would likely weigh on the stock market. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Getty Images These extremely high public debt burdens are not due to fiscal profligacy. —

Courtney Lindsay, WIRED, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for profligacy