prodigal
11prodigal — [[t]prɒ̱dɪg(ə)l[/t]] prodigals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n 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] …
12prodigal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro , prod forth + agere to drive more at pro , agent Date: 15th century 1. characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure ; lavish < a prodigal feast > <… …
13prodigal — prodigally, adv. /prod i geuhl/, adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. 3. lavishly abundant; profuse:… …
14prodigal — 1 adjective 1 tending to waste what you have, especially money: a prodigal lifestyle (+ of/with): Don t be so prodigal of your time. 2 formal giving or producing large amounts of something; lavish 1 (1): a prodigal feast (+ of): The garden was… …
15prodigal — 1. adjective a) wastefully extravagant. He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays. b) someone yielding profusely, lavish He is not a prodigal son …
16prodigal — prod|i|gal1 [ˈprɔdıgəl US ˈpra: ] adj [usually before noun] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, use wastefully ] 1.) prodigal son/daughter someone who leaves their family and home without the approval …
17prodigal — adjective 1》 wastefully extravagant. 2》 lavish. noun a prodigal person. ↘(also prodigal son or daughter) a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but returns repentant. [with allusion to the parable in Luke 15:11–32.] Derivatives… …
18prodigal — adjective 1) prodigal habits die hard Syn: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, imprudent Ant: thrifty 2) a composer who is prodigal with his talents Syn: generous …
19prodigal — /ˈprɒdɪgəl / (say prodiguhl) adjective 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. lavishly abundant; profuse. –noun 3. someone who spends, or has spent, their money or substance with wasteful extravagance; a spendthrift.… …
20prodigal — prod|i|gal1 [ pradıgl ] adjective FORMAL wasting a lot of money or supplies ╾ prod|i|gal|i|ty / ,prAdI gælEti / noun uncount prodigal prod|i|gal 2 [ pradıgl ] or ,prodigal son noun count LITERARY someone who leaves home and does a lot of things… …
