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profligate vs scattergood

scattergood vs profligate

profligate and scattergood both are nouns.

profligate is an adjective but scattergood is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profligate Yes Yes No No
scattergood Yes No No No
As nouns, scattergood is a hyponym of profligate; that is, scattergood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than profligate:
  • profligate: a recklessly extravagant consumer
  • scattergood: someone who spends money prodigally
Other hyponyms of profligate include spend-all, spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel.
profligate (noun) scattergood (noun)
a dissolute man in fashionable society someone who spends money prodigally
a recklessly extravagant consumer
profligate (adjective) scattergood (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality
recklessly wasteful
Difference between profligate and scattergood

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