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The meaning of PRODIGAL is characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish. How to use prodigal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prodigal.
Prodigal definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant. See examples of PRODIGAL used in a sentence.
someone who spends or uses large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise: The prodigals among them will always be more numerous than the misers. She, who was formerly a prodigal, showed herself suddenly wise and she loathed her shameful deeds.
Use the adjective prodigal to describe someone who spends too much money, or something very wasteful. Your prodigal spending on fancy coffee drinks might leave you with no money to buy lunch.
Synonyms for PRODIGAL: wasteful, profligate, generous, extravagant, spendthrift, unthrifty, high-rolling, liberal; Antonyms of PRODIGAL: frugal, thrifty, economical, parsimonious, conserving, miserly, penurious, spare.
Prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.
What does the word prodigal mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word prodigal , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
