prodigal
[ prod-i-guhl ]
/ ˈprɒd ɪ gəl /
adjective
wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
noun
a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
Origin of prodigal
First recorded in 1500–10; back formation from
prodigality
SYNONYMS FOR prodigal
synonym study for prodigal
1. See
lavish.
OTHER WORDS FROM prodigal
prod·i·gal·ly, adverbWords nearby prodigal
procès-verbal,
prod,
prod.,
prodd,
prodi,
prodigal,
prodigal son,
prodigality,
prodigious,
prodigy,
prodomos
Example sentences from the Web for prodigally
British Dictionary definitions for prodigally
prodigal
/ (ˈprɒdɪɡəl) /
adjective
recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money
lavish in giving or yielding
prodigal of compliments
noun
a person who spends lavishly or squanders money
Derived forms of prodigal
prodigality, noun prodigally, adverbWord Origin for prodigal
C16: from Medieval Latin
prōdigālis wasteful, from Latin
prōdigus lavish, from
prōdigere to squander, from
pro-
1 +
agere to drive