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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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   Synonym Discussion of Prodigal. characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish; recklessly spendthrift; yielding abundantly : luxuriant —often used with of… See the full definition

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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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   Prodigal definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant. See examples of PRODIGAL used in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for PRODIGAL: wasteful, profligate, generous, extravagant, spendthrift, unthrifty, high-rolling, liberal; Antonyms of PRODIGAL: frugal, thrifty, economical ...

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   Definition of prodigal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 meanings: 1. recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money 2. lavish in giving or yielding 3. a.... Click for more definitions.

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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.

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   Define prodigal. prodigal synonyms, prodigal pronunciation, prodigal translation, English dictionary definition of prodigal. adj. 1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.

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    • The play, very moral in tone throughout, is a reworking of the theme of the return of the prodigal son. prodigal prodigal 2 noun [countable] literary WASTE something someone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time – used humorously Examples from the Corpus prodigal • But once connected, it was a different story one was taken ...

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