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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
prod·i·gal    Audio Help   [prod-i-guhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
2.giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
3.lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
–noun
4.a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
[Origin: 1500–10; back formation from prodigality]

—Related forms
prod·i·gal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. profligate. See lavish. 2, 3. copious, bounteous. 4. waster, wastrel.
—Antonyms 1. cautious, provident.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  prodigal
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  abundant, excessive, extravagant, gluttonous, lavish, lush, luxurious, opulent, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful, wastrel, spender, squanderer, squandering
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  extravagant
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending.
Synonyms:  lavish, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  profuse
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance.
Synonyms:  extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, riotous, superabundant
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Columbia Electronic EncyclopediaCite This Source


prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome. 
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