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PRODIGAL
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
(adjective) recklessly wasteful; “prodigal in their expenditures”
prodigal, profligate, squanderer
(noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prodigal (comparative more prodigal, superlative most prodigal)
Wastefully extravagant.
(often, followed by of or with) Yielding profusely, lavish.
Profuse, lavishly abundant.
(by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; behaving as a prodigal son.
Synonyms
• See also prodigal
Antonyms
• (a prodigal person): frugal
Noun
prodigal (plural prodigals)
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
Synonyms
• See also spendthrift
Source: Wiktionary
Prod"i*gal, a. Etym: [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf. F. prodigue. See Agent. ]
Definition: Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses. In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood. Dryden.
Syn.
– Profuse; lavish; extravagant; squandering; wasteful. See Profuse.
Prod"i*gal, n.
Definition: One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. "Noble prodigals of life." Trench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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