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Definitions for Prodigal
[1] wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
[2] giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with ): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
[3] lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
[4] a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
[5] recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money
[6] lavish in giving or yielding prodigal of compliments
[7] a person who spends lavishly or squanders money
Words related to Prodigal
spendthrift, wanton, profligate, lush, waster, wastrel, sport, spender, squanderer, dissipated, excessive, extravagant, immoderate, improvident, intemperate, lavish, reckless, abundant, bountiful, copious
Words nearby Prodigal
procès-verbal, prod, prod., prodd, prodi, prodigal, prodigal son, prodigality, prodigious, prodigy, prodomos
Origin of Prodigal
First recorded in 1500–10; back formation from prodigality
Other words from Prodigal
prod·i·gal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Prodigal
C16: from Medieval Latin prōdigālis wasteful, from Latin prōdigus lavish, from prōdigere to squander, from pro- 1 + agere to drive
Synonyms for Prodigal
profligate, spendthrift, squandering, wanton, dissipated, excessive, extravagant, immoderate, improvident, intemperate, lavish, reckless