| 单词 | prodigal |
| 释义 | prodigal —prodigally, adv. /prod"i geuhl/, adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. 3. lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources. n. 4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift. [1500-10; back formation from PRODIGALITY] Syn. 1. profligate. See lavish. 2, 3. copious, bounteous. 4. waster, wastrel. Ant. 1. cautious, provident. |
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