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Prodigal
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Meaning
Adj
●
Wastefully extravagant.
●
Yielding
profusely
, lavish.
●
Profuse,
lavishly
abundant.
●
In People:
Behaving as a
prodigal
son:
Having (selfishly)
abandoned
a person, group, or ideal.
Returning or having
returned
, especially
repentantly
, after such an abandonment.
Noun
●
In People:
A
prodigal
person; a
spendthrift
; a wastrel.
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Wiktionary
Origin
prodigal
English
prodigalis
Latin
prodigus
Latin
prodigere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Improvident
Imprudent
Lavish
Prodigal
Profligate
Reckless
Spendthrift
Squandering
Uneconomical
Unthrifty
Wasteful
Nomadic
Wanton
Antonyms
Frugal
Exigent
Stingy
Tight
Efficient
Related
Wayward
Eldest
Son
Precocious
Dissolute
Fatherless
Dutiful
Parable
Jesus
Long Lost
Holy Spirit
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