Prodigal
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Very generous
"Distributed gifts with a lavish hand"
"The critics were lavish in their praise"
"A munificent gift"
"His father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"
"Prodigal praise"
"Unsparing generosity"
"His unstinted devotion"
"Called for unstinting aid to Britain"
(2)   Marked by rash extravagance
"Led a prodigal life"
(3)   Recklessly wasteful
"Prodigal in their expenditures"

noun


(4)   A recklessly extravagant consumer
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Etymology


From < < < + .

Adjective



  1. wastefully extravagant.
    He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
    He is not a prodigal son.
  2. someone yielding profusely, lavish
    She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
    How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
  3. profuse, lavishly abundant
 
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