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1. (adj.) prodigal
wastefully or recklessly extravagant.
2. prodigal
giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usu. fol. by of or with):
to be prodigal with money.
3. prodigal
lavishly abundant; profuse:
prodigal resources.
4. (n.) prodigal
a person who spends money or uses resources with wasteful extravagance; wastrel or profligate.
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| Definition of 'prodigal' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) prodigal, profligate, squanderer
a recklessly extravagant consumer
2. (adj) extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
recklessly wasteful
"prodigal in their expenditures"
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| Definition of 'prodigal' |
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1. (adj) prodigal
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
2. (noun) prodigal
one who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift
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Sense: spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.
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 Afrikaans: uitspattig |
 Arabic: مُسْرِف |
 Bulgarian: разточителен |
 Brazilian: perdulário |
 Czech: marnotratný |
 German: verschwenderisch |
 Danish: ødsel |
 Greek: άσωτος |
 Spanish: pródigo |
 Estonian: priiskav |
 Farsi: ولخرج |
 Finnish: tuhlaavainen |
 French: prodigue |
 Hebrew: בַּזבֵּזָנִי |
 Hindi: िफजूलखर्ची |
 Hungarian: bőkezű, pazarló |
 Indonesian: boros |
 Icelandic: hóflaus |
 Italian: prodigo |
 Japanese: 浪費する |
 Korean: 낭비하는 |
 Lithuanian: išlaidus |
 Latvian: izšķērdīgs |
 Malay: boros |
 Dutch: kwistig |
 Norwegian: ødsel, sløsende |
 Polish: rozrzutny |
 Persian: ولخرج |
 Pashto: بد مصرفه |
 Portuguese: perdulário |
 Romanian: risipitor |
 Russian: расточительный |
 Slovak: márnotratný |
 Slovenian: zapravljiv |
 Serbian: rasipan |
 Swedish: slösaktig, rundhänt |
 Thai: ฟุ่มเฟือย |
 Turkish: savurgan |
 Taiwanese: 揮霍的，浪費的 |
 Ukrainian: марнотратний |
 Urdu: مسرف، فضول خرچ |
 Vietnamese: hoang phí |
 Chinese: 挥霍的，浪费的 |
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