libertine
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The slightly buffoonish libertine and eldest son of billionaire magnate Logan Roy, Connor has sidestepped the battle for power that animates his three younger half-siblings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023
This man has been idolized as a libertine — his mission is “Viva la libertà” — but his own freedom, not the freedom of other people.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
They also tend to have extravagant, libertine tastes in fashion and entertainment, the pleasures we fantasize about and forgo when budgets are strained.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022
While Mr. O’Rourke cultivated a persona as a hot-tempered libertine, “he was a deeply kind and generous man who pretended to be a curmudgeon for public consumption,” “Wait Wait” host Peter Sagal wrote on Twitter.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022
The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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