What is an abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. "Such a profligate as Antony." Swift called?
profligate — An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. "Such a profligate as Antony." Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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