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      prod·i·gal
      /ˈprädəɡəl/
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      adjective
      adjective: prodigal
      1. 1.
        spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
        "prodigal habits die hard"
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        wasteful
        extravagant
        spendthrift
        improvident
        imprudent
        immoderate
        profligate
        thriftless
        excessive
        intemperate
        irresponsible
        self-indulgent
        reckless
        wanton
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        Opposite:
        thrifty
        economical
        parsimonious
      2. 2.
        having or giving something on a lavish scale.
        "the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream"
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        generous
        lavish
        liberal
        unstinting
        unsparing
        bountiful
        copious
        profuse
        abundant in
        abounding in
        rich
        bounteous
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        mean
      noun
      noun: prodigal; plural noun: prodigals
      1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
        "the government wished to clip the wings of the local authority prodigals"
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      Prodigal | Definition of Prodigal by Merriam-Webster

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      PRODIGAL SON | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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      PRODIGAL | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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      Prodigal | Definition of Prodigal at Dictionary.com

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      adjective. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. giving or yielding profusely; very generous; lavish (usually followed by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with praise. lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.

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      Prodigal son definition, a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father ...

      Prodigal definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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      adjective · 1Spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant. 'prodigal habits die hard' More example sentences 'It is short- ...

      PRODIGAL | 15 Definitions of Prodigal - YourDictionary

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      The definition of prodigal is spending money carelessly and foolishly. An example of prodigal is buying very expensive cars and homes. adjective. 15.

      prodigal - Wiktionary

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      From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigere (“to consume, squander, drive ... The Century Co., New York, 1911. prodigal at OneLook Dictionary Search.

      Prodigal - definition of prodigal by The Free Dictionary

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      prod•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.

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