Definitions for prodigal
ˈprɒd ɪ gəlprodi·gal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prodigal, profligate, squandereradjective

   a recklessly extravagant consumer

2. extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthriftadjective

   recklessly wasteful

   "prodigal in their expenditures"

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1. prodigalnoun

   A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

2. prodigaladjective

   wastefully extravagant.

3. prodigaladjective

   someone yielding profusely, lavish

4. prodigaladjective

   profuse, lavishly abundant

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prodigaladjective

   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. Prodigalnoun

   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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1. Prodigal

   Lex recovers his long-lost brother Lucas and uses him in a ploy to buy out his father's share of the company. But it soon becomes clear that Lucas isn't to be trusted, and Lex soon finds himself ousted from his own company.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prodigal

   prod′i-gal, adj. spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.—n. one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.—v.t. Prod′igalise, Prod′igāte, to spend lavishly, waste.—n. Prodigal′ity, state or quality of being prodigal: extravagance: profusion: great liberality.—adv. Prod′igally, wastefully. [Fr.,—L. prodigus—prodigĕre, to squander—pro, forth, agĕre, to drive.]

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prodigal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prodigal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of prodigal in a Sentence

1. Ben Jonson:

   The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.

2. Hannah More:

   Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   If a man is miser he will certainly have a prodigal son.

4. Vance Havner:

   If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

5. Former President Alfonso Portillo:

   I return as the prodigal son who made a mistake and I recognize it, my dream is to create a democratic front with various sectors and make a proposal to the country.

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