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- Dictionaryprodigal/ˈprɒdɪɡl/
adjective
- 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant: "prodigal habits die hard" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale: "the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way: "he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives"
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Prodigal can be an adjective meaning lavish, wasteful, or abundant, or a noun meaning a spendthrift or a returnee. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from Merriam-Webster.
Prodigal means spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise. It can also mean someone who returns to a place, organization, team, etc. after previously leaving it. See more details, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Prodigal means too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials. It can also describe a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later returns home.
Prodigal can be an adjective or a noun, meaning wasteful, extravagant, or lavish. It is often used in the phrase "prodigal son" to describe someone who leaves and returns to their family.
noun. 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.
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.
Definitions of 'prodigal' 1. 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.
