Meaning of prodigal in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈprɑdəɡəl/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   prodigal

   Definitions

   1. very generous

   Examples

   • « distributed gifts with a lavish hand »
   • « the critics were lavish in their praise »
   • « a munificent gift »
   • « his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent »
   • « prodigal praise »
   • « unsparing generosity; »

   Synonyms

   • generous
2. 2. recklessly wasteful

   Examples

   • « prodigal in their expenditures »

   Synonyms

   • wasteful
3. 3. marked by rash extravagance

   Examples

   • « led a prodigal life »

   Synonyms

   • improvident

4. Noun

   prodigal

   Definitions

   1. a recklessly extravagant consumer