/ Dictionary / Index P profligate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: prof•li•gate Pronunciation: (prof'li-git, -gāt"), [key] — adj. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute. recklessly prodigal or extravagant. —n. a profligate person. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: profligate (Thesaurus) profligacy profluent Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language