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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, noun 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, adjective [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
prodigal
adjective
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"
noun: a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {profligate}, {squanderer}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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