Definition of prodigal_son
1. prodigal [ a ] very generous
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"
2. prodigal [ a ] very generous
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";
3. prodigal [ a ] recklessly wasteful
Examples:
"prodigal in their expenditures"
4. prodigal [ a ] marked by rash extravagance
Examples:
"led a prodigal life"
5. prodigal [ n ] a recklessly extravagant consumer
Synonyms profligate squanderer prodigal Related Terms consumer spendthrift wastrel consumeSimilar Spelling
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