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scattergood vs profligate

profligate vs scattergood

scattergood and profligate both are nouns.

scattergood is not an adjective while profligate is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scattergood Yes No No No
profligate Yes Yes No No
As nouns, profligate is a hypernym of scattergood; that is, profligate is a word with a broader meaning than scattergood:
  • scattergood: someone who spends money prodigally
  • profligate: a recklessly extravagant consumer
Other hypernyms of scattergood include prodigal, squanderer.
scattergood (noun) profligate (noun)
someone who spends money prodigally a dissolute man in fashionable society
a recklessly extravagant consumer
scattergood (adjective) profligate (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality
recklessly wasteful
Difference between scattergood and profligate

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