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English Dictionary: prodigal	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for prodigal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prodigal adj recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" Synonym(s): extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift n a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: prodigal, profligate, squanderer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prodigal \Prod"igal\, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf. F. prodigue. See {Agent}. ] 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, n. One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. [bd]Noble prodigals of life.[b8] --Trench.