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   prodigal

   /ˈprɒdɪɡl/

   adjective

   • 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant: "prodigal habits die hard" Similar wastefulextravagantspendthriftimprovidentimprudentimmoderateprofligatethriftlessexcessiveintemperateirresponsibleself-indulgentrecklesswantonOpposite thriftyeconomicalparsimonious
   • 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale: "the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream" Similar generouslavishliberalunstintingunsparingbountifulcopiousprofuseabundant inabounding inrichliterary:bounteousOpposite mean

   noun

   • 1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way: "he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives"
   • ▪ a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prodigality noun
   • 2. prodigally adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prodigalProdigal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PRODIGAL is characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish. How to use prodigal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prodigal.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRODIGAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PRODIGAL definition: 1. spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not…. Learn more.

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   a person who is wasteful of their money, possessions, etc.; spendthrift: In later years, he was a prodigal of his fortune. Synonyms: wastrel, waster. prodigal. / ˈprɒdɪɡəl / adjective. recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money. lavish in giving or yielding. prodigal of compliments. noun.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRODIGAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person.

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   Use the adjective prodigal to describe someone who spends too much money, or something very wasteful. Your prodigal spending on fancy coffee drinks might leave you with no money to buy lunch. Prodigal usually applies to the spending of money. In the Bible, the Prodigal Son leaves home and wastes all his money.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › prodigalProdigal - definition of prodigal by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance. 2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: "the infinite number of organic beings with which the sea of the tropics, so prodigal of life, teems"(Charles Darwin).

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   Jun 2, 2024 · prodigal (comparative more prodigal, superlative most prodigal) Wastefully extravagant. He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays. The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.