• a recklessly extravagant consumer


    prodigal meaning & definition 1 of prodigal.


  • recklessly wasteful

    prodigal meaning & definition 2 of prodigal.


  • A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

    prodigal meaning & definition 3 of prodigal.


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

    prodigal meaning & definition 4 of prodigal.


  • A waster; a spendthrift.

    prodigal meaning & definition 5 of prodigal.


  • 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

    prodigal meaning & definition 6 of prodigal.


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

    prodigal meaning & definition 7 of prodigal.


  • 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.]

    prodigal meaning & definition 8 of prodigal.


  • 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.

    prodigal meaning & definition 9 of prodigal.


  • 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.

    prodigal meaning & definition 10 of prodigal.


  • wastefully extravagant.

    prodigal meaning & definition 11 of prodigal.


  • someone yielding profusely, lavish

    prodigal meaning & definition 12 of prodigal.

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