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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Prodigal

/präd'-ĭg-əl/ · Prod·i·gal · IPA /ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/
01 a. Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not…
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    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.
02 n. 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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    One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.