The foe is profligate, and run.
Hudibras.
2. Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency;
openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate
man or wretch.
A race more profligate than we.
Roscommon.
Made prostitute and profligate muse.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Abandoned; corrupt; dissolute; vitiated; depraved; vicious;
wicked. See Abandoned.
Prof"li*gate, n. An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly
vicious; a dissolute person. "Such a profligate as Antony." Swift.
Prof"li*gate (?), v. t. To drive away; to overcome. [A Latinism] [Obs.]
Harvey.
Prof"li*gate*ly (?), adv. In a profligate manner.
Prof"li*gate*ness, n. The quality of being profligate; an abandoned
course of life; profligacy.
Prof`li*ga"tion (?), n. [L. profligatio.] Defeat; rout; overthrow.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Prof"lu*ence (?), n. [L. profluentia.] Quality of being profluent;
course. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
Prof"lu*ent (?), a. [L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere; pro forward +
fluere to flow.] Flowing forward, [R.] "In the profluent stream."
Milton.
Pro*found", a. [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus
the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.] 1. Descending
far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. "A
gulf profound." Milton.
2. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the
bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a
profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound
wisdom.
3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering;
far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. "Profound
sciatica." Shak.
Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.
Milman.
4. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly;
submissive; as, a profound bow.
What humble gestures! What profound reverence!
Duppa.
Pro*found" (?), n. 1. The deep; the sea; the ocean.
God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders
drowned.
Sandys.