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单词 profligacy
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profligacy

/ˈprɒflɪɡəsi /
noun [mass noun]
1Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources: the government returned to fiscal profligacy [count noun]: his financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero...
  • Meanwhile, the country is paying an onerous price for its profligacy.
  • The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry.
  • The domestic public debt is not the product of state profligacy.
2Licentious or dissolute behaviour: the emperor’s sexual profligacy an era of extreme decadence and profligacy...
  • This show conveyed the haunted profligacy of the artist and his work.
  • Her youthfulness, liberalism, drug taking and sexual profligacy made her an easy target.
  • It isn't just sexual profligacy that will land you in trouble.
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