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PROFLIGATE
Definition of PROFLIGATE
adjective
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is first attested in 1535, the verb in 1542; borrowed from Latin prōflīgātus, perfect passive participle of prōflīgō (“to strike down, cast down”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 an 3) and pro-), from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō (1st conjugation compound verb-forming suffix). Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROFLIGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PROFLIGATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFGILOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PROFLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found PROFLIGATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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