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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
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'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
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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
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And the reason is not hard to discern: Profligate government spending and a lack of reforms are feeding concern about the economy's fundamentals.
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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.
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New word, invented by me; combines Trough as in pigs, with Profligate.
IRA Demand BBC Apology over Jacko Jibe Dungeekin 2009
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Profligate nations like Greece spend more than they can finance and have put the EU in jeopardy.
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Profligate spending at all levels of government is done on the backs of the productive, and they are beginning to stand up.
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"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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"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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