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spendthrift.

Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.

11 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/Received-Pronunciation/ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/General-American
  1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.

  2. Extravagant or lavish.

Where this word comes from

From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).

noun/ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/Received-Pronunciation/ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/General-American
  1. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

  2. Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).

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