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Meaning of prodigal

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prodigal

Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl//ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Wastefully extravagant.

    Example: He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.

  2. (often followed by of or with) Yielding profusely, lavish.

    Example: How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?

  3. Profuse, lavishly abundant.

  4. (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.