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  • Haroldvofundefined Offline
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    a recklessly extravagant consumer

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      recklessly wasteful

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        A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

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          Profuse; wasteful; expensive; lavish; not frugal; not parcimonious.

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            A waster; a spendthrift.

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              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

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                one who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift

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                  prod′i-gal, adj. spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.—n. one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.—v.t. Prod′igalise, Prod′igāte, to spend lavishly, waste.—n. Prodigal′ity, state or quality of being prodigal: extravagance: profusion: great liberality.—adv. Prod′igally, wastefully. [Fr.,—L. prodigus—prodigĕre, to squander—pro, forth, agĕre, to drive.]

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                    The general definition of prodigal is someone who is recklessly extravagant or wasteful with money, resources, or opportunities. It can also refer to someone who has returned after a period of absence or estrangement.

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                      Lex recovers his long-lost brother Lucas and uses him in a ploy to buy out his fathers share of the company. But it soon becomes clear that Lucas isnt to be trusted, and Lex soon finds himself ousted from his own company.

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                        wastefully extravagant.

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                          someone yielding profusely, lavish

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