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  • While the idiosyncratic werewolf ordered kung pao, Johnny Contrary the provocative wunderkind exclaimed under his breath -- "... the nefarious Dr. Profligate is a temerarious fool if he thinks his legions will march unopposed into the beleaguered capital city!"

    We Love You! 2009

  • 'Profligate' doesn't mean 'gay', or even 'promiscuous', so on the basis of what you write haven't read the Telegraph article, Liverpool isn't agreeing with Carlisle; he's being an exemplar of An glican stupidity from a different perspective

    An Apology for the Floods 2007

  • Bensley Stuart Gore_ did (he was the "Profligate" of the title, though he never gave any noticeable sign of profligacy).

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920 Various 1898

  • And the reason is not hard to discern: Profligate government spending and a lack of reforms are feeding concern about the economy's fundamentals.

    The Rupee Sends a Warning 2011

  • Steel is the Counterfeit of Connundrums, the Master of Mayhem, the Profligate Son of chicanery and more, but he isn't a reliable doubter of profound preambles but more of discontent.

    Obama, GOP trade barbs in health care fight 2009

  • New word, invented by me; combines Trough as in pigs, with Profligate.

    IRA Demand BBC Apology over Jacko Jibe Dungeekin 2009

  • Profligate nations like Greece spend more than they can finance and have put the EU in jeopardy.

    EU Resembles the U.S. in the 1780s 2012

  • Profligate spending at all levels of government is done on the backs of the productive, and they are beginning to stand up.

    Tea Party Embodies Something Real and Deeply Felt 2010

  • "Profligate in their use of material and energy not only in construction but over the whole life of the building, these dwellings are generally over-sized, poorly sited and oriented, lacking quality in materiality and space, and usually also located in outer-suburban situations so lacking in population density and basic services that they lock their owners in eternal servitude to the car."

    Robyn Griggs Lawrence: How to Green a McMansion? Tear It Down and Build Two Homes In Its Place Robyn Griggs Lawrence 2011

  • "Profligate in their use of material and energy not only in construction but over the whole life of the building, these dwellings are generally over-sized, poorly sited and oriented, lacking quality in materiality and space, and usually also located in outer-suburban situations so lacking in population density and basic services that they lock their owners in eternal servitude to the car."

    Robyn Griggs Lawrence: How to Green a McMansion? Tear It Down and Build Two Homes In Its Place Robyn Griggs Lawrence 2011

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