PRODIGAL

extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

(adjective) recklessly wasteful; “prodigal in their expenditures”

prodigal, profligate, squanderer

(noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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