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prodigal
CEFRB2
/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Spending money or using resources freely and wastefully.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailProfuse, lavishly abundant.
Examples
The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
The prodigal son returned home.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈpʰɹɑɾɪɡɫ̩]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsYielding profusely, lavish.
Wastefully extravagant.
Behaving as a prodigal son:
More examples
In contextHe found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”). Also see unrelated prodigy. The senses of "abandoning a person or cause" and "returning after abandonment" are by allusion to the New Testament story commonly called "The Parable of the Prodigal Son", Luke 15:11–32. See prodigal son.