Definition of prodigal Prodigal
/pɹɑˈdɪgʌl/ - [pradigul] - prod•i•gal
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What does prodigal mean?
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NounPlural: prodigals |
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| prodigal - a recklessly extravagant consumer | ||
| profligate, squanderer | ||
| consumer a person who uses goods or services | ||
| scattergood, spend-all, spendthrift, spender someone who spends money prodigally | ||
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- prodigal (Noun)
A prodigal person, a spendthrift. - prodigal (Adjective)
Wastefully extravagant. - prodigal (Adjective)
Someone yielding profusely, lavish. - prodigal (Adjective)
profuse, lavishly abundant. - prodigal (Adjective)
Returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prodigal (a.)
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses. - prodigal (n.)
One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.
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prodigal
Very generous; giving (money, praise, etc.) in abundance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prodigal
prod′i-gal, adj. spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.—n. one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.—v.t. Prod′igalise, Prod′igāte, to spend lavishly, waste.—n. Prodigal′ity, state or quality of being prodigal: extravagance: profusion: great liberality.—adv. Prod′igally, wastefully. [Fr.,—L. prodigus—prodigĕre, to squander—pro, forth, agĕre, to drive.]
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🔤- prodigal, noun, singular of prodigals.
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