prodigal
1. [ adjective ] very generous
Synonyms: lavish too-generous overgenerous unsparing unstinted unstinting munificent
Examples:

"distributed gifts with a lavish hand" "the critics were lavish in their praise" "a munificent gift" "prodigal praise" "unsparing generosity" "his unstinted devotion" "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

Related terms: generous
2. [ adjective ] very generous
Synonyms: lavish too-generous overgenerous unsparing unstinted unstinting munificent
Examples:

"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";

Related terms: generous
3. [ adjective ] recklessly wasteful
Synonyms: extravagant spendthrift profligate
Examples:

"prodigal in their expenditures"

Related terms: wasteful
4. [ adjective ] marked by rash extravagance
Examples:

"led a prodigal life"

Related terms: improvident
5. [ noun ] a recklessly extravagant consumer
Synonyms: squanderer profligate
Related terms: consumer spendthrift wastrel consume
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