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prodigal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, a. [L. prodigus from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf F. prodigue See {Agent}. ] 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, n. One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. ``Noble prodigals of life.'' --Trench. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prodigal adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}] 2: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: {extravagant}, {profligate}, {spendthrift}] 3: marked by rash extravagance; "led a prodigal life" n : a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {profligate}, {squanderer}]
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