Definition of prodigal

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of prodigal is as below...

Prodigal (a.) 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..

Lern More About Prodigal

Plentiful :: Plentiful (a.) Lavish; profuse; prodigal.
Effuse :: Effuse (a.) Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
Squander :: Squander (v. t.) To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate..
Extravagance :: Extravagance (n.) The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess; especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands..
Wasteful :: Wasteful (a.) Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition..
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal..
Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (a.) Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
Prodigence :: Prodigence (n.) Waste; profusion; prodigality.
Profuse :: Profuse (a.) Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure..
Lavish :: Lavish (a.) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise..
Spendthrifty :: Spendthrifty (a.) Spendthrift; prodigal.
Antithesis :: Antithesis (n.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself. He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen..
Slipstring :: Slipstring (n.) One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal.
Spender :: Spender (n.) One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift..
Untrift :: Untrift (n.) Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.
Abligurition :: Abligurition (n.) Prodigal expense for food.
Prodigality :: Prodigality (n.) Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony..
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man..
Prodigalize :: Prodigalize (v. i.) To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally.
Flush :: Flush (a.) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us