Definition of prodigal

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Prodigal (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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Flush :: Flush (a.) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal..
Untrift :: Untrift (n.) Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.
Plentiful :: Plentiful (a.) Lavish; profuse; prodigal.
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..
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..
Spender :: Spender (n.) One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift..
Prodigalize :: Prodigalize (v. i.) To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally.
Profuse :: Profuse (a.) Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure..
Abligurition :: Abligurition (n.) Prodigal expense for food.
Prodigal :: Prodigal (n.) One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift..
Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (a.) Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man..
Large :: Large (superl.) Prodigal in expending; lavish.
Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (n.) One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively.
Effuse :: Effuse (a.) Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
Profusive :: Profusive (a.) Profuse; lavish; prodigal.
Prodigally :: Prodigally (adv.) In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense; extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate prodigally dissipated..
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