Prodigal (adjective, noun)
prodigal [prod-i-guhl]adjective1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with ): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
3. lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
noun4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
Related formsprod·i·gal·ly , adverb
Related Wordsspendthrift, wanton, profligate, lush, waster, wastrel, sport, spender, squanderer, dissipated, excessive, extravagant, immoderate, improvident, intemperate, lavish, reckless, abundant, bountiful, copious
SynonymsSee more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. profligate. 2, 3. copious, bounteous. 4. waster, wastrel.
Synonym study1. See lavish.
Antonyms1. cautious, provident.
Origin: First recorded in 1500–10; back formation from prodigality
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