📖 Definitions of "Prodigal"
noun
- 1
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
adjective
- 1
Wastefully extravagant.
"He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays."
- 2
(often followed by of or with) Yielding profusely, lavish.
"How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?"
- 3
Profuse, lavishly abundant.
- 4
(by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; behaving as a prodigal son.
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