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prodigal
prod·i·gal P0579900 (prŏd′ĭ-gəl)adj.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). See Synonyms at profuse.n. One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
[Late Middle English, probably back-formation from Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prōdigālitās, from Latin prōdigus, prodigal, from prōdigere, to drive away, squander : prōd-, prō-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
prod′i·gal′i·ty (-găl′ĭ-tē) n.prod′i·gal·ly adv.prodigal (ˈprɒdɪɡəl) adj1. recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money2. lavish in giving or yielding: prodigal of compliments. na person who spends lavishly or squanders money[C16: from Medieval Latin prōdigālis wasteful, from Latin prōdigus lavish, from prōdigere to squander, from pro-1 + agere to drive] ˌprodiˈgality n ˈprodigally advprod•i•gal (ˈprɒd ɪ gəl)
adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant. 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usu. fol. by of or with): to be prodigal with money. 3. lavishly abundant; profuse: prodigal resources. n. 4. a person who spends money or uses resources with wasteful extravagance; wastrel or profligate. prod′i•gal•ly, adv. syn: See lavish. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prodigal - a recklessly extravagant consumersquanderer, profligateconsumer - a person who uses goods or servicesscattergood, spend-all, spendthrift, spender - someone who spends money prodigallywaster, wastrel - someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently | | Adj. | 1. | prodigal - recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"profligate, spendthrift, extravagantwasteful - tending to squander and waste |
prodigaladjective1. extravagant, excessive, reckless, squandering, wasteful, wanton, profligate, spendthrift, intemperate, immoderate, improvident his prodigal habits
extravagant economical, frugal, tight, sparing, thrifty, stingy, parsimonious, miserly2. (often with of) lavish, bountiful, unstinting, unsparing, bounteous, profuse with You are prodigal of both your toil and your talent.
lavish generous, free, liberal, bountiful, open-handed, unstintingprodigaladjective1. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:extravagant, lavish, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful.2. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, profuse, riotous, superabundant.nounA person who spends money or resources wastefully:profligate, scattergood, spendthrift, waster, wastrel.Translationsprodigal (ˈprodigəl) adjective spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful. 揮霍的，浪費的 挥霍的，浪费的 ˈprodigally adverb 奢侈(地) 奢侈（地） ˌprodiˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun 揮霍，浪費 挥霍，浪费 the prodigal son1. a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness. 回頭浪子 浪子回头2. a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it. 悔不當初的人 悔不当初的人
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the prodigal sonOne who has returned after spending time away doing or pursuing something that was not condoned by the family or organization they had left, and who is now repentant for their actions. The phrase comes from a parable in the Bible about a son who leaves his father to seek his fortune and returns humbled. Well, looky here, the prodigal son has returned. Guess you didn't like that fancy new company that poached you last year.See also: prodigal, sonprodigal son a person who leaves home to lead a spendthrift and extravagant way of life but later makes a repentant return. The biblical parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15: 11–32 tells the story of the spendthrift younger son of a wealthy man who leaves home and wastes all his money. When he repents of his extravagant ways and returns home, he is joyfully welcomed back by his father. See also kill the fatted calf (at fatted).See also: prodigal, sona/the prodigal ˈson (formal, disapproving or humorous) a person who leaves home as a young man and wastes his money and time on a life of pleasure, but who is later sorry about this and returns to his family: All the family went to the airport to welcome home the prodigal son.This expression comes from a story in the Bible.See also: prodigal, sonMedicalSeedaughterProdigal
Related to Prodigal: Prodigal sonPRODIGAL, civil law, persons. Prodigals were persons who, though of full age, were incapable of managing their affairs, and of the obligations which attended them, in consequence of their bad conduct, and for whom a curator was therefore appointed.
2. In Pennsylvania, by act of assembly, an habitual drunkard is deprived of the management of his affairs, when he wastes his property, and his estate is placed in the bands of a committee. prodigal
Related to prodigal: Prodigal sonSynonyms for prodigaladj extravagantSynonyms- extravagant
- excessive
- reckless
- squandering
- wasteful
- wanton
- profligate
- spendthrift
- intemperate
- immoderate
- improvident
Antonyms- economical
- frugal
- tight
- sparing
- thrifty
- stingy
- parsimonious
- miserly
adj lavishSynonyms- lavish
- bountiful
- unstinting
- unsparing
- bounteous
- profuse with
Antonyms- generous
- free
- liberal
- bountiful
- open-handed
- unstinting
Synonyms for prodigaladj characterized by excessive or imprudent spendingSynonyms- extravagant
- lavish
- profligate
- profuse
- spendthrift
- wasteful
adj given to or marked by unrestrained abundanceSynonyms- extravagant
- exuberant
- lavish
- lush
- luxuriant
- opulent
- profuse
- riotous
- superabundant
noun a person who spends money or resources wastefullySynonyms- profligate
- scattergood
- spendthrift
- waster
- wastrel
Synonyms for prodigalnoun a recklessly extravagant consumerSynonymsRelated Words- consumer
- scattergood
- spend-all
- spendthrift
- spender
- waster
- wastrel
adj recklessly wastefulSynonyms- profligate
- spendthrift
- extravagant
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