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- Dictionaryprodigal/ˈprɒdɪɡl/
adjective
- 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant: "prodigal habits die hard" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale: "the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way: "he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives"
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prodigal: [adjective] characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish.
PRODIGAL definition: 1. spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not…. Learn more.
prodigal: 1 adj recklessly wasteful “ prodigal in their expenditures” Synonyms: extravagant , profligate , spendthrift wasteful tending to squander and waste n a recklessly extravagant consumer Synonyms: profligate , squanderer Types: scattergood , spend-all , spender , spendthrift someone who spends money prodigally waster , wastrel someone ...
3 meanings: 1. recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money 2. lavish in giving or yielding 3. a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of prodigal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prodigal definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant. See examples of PRODIGAL used in a sentence.
Define prodigal. prodigal synonyms, prodigal pronunciation, prodigal translation, English dictionary definition of prodigal. adj. 1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.
Prodigal definition: Rashly or wastefully extravagant. Prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.
1. You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. [literary] [...] 2. Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left.
Jun 2, 2024 · prodigal (comparative more prodigal, superlative most prodigal) Wastefully extravagant. He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays. The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.
