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PRODIGAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A recklessly extravagant consumer

Synonyms:

prodigal; profligate; squanderer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("prodigal" is a kind of...):

consumer (a person who uses goods or services)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prodigal"):

scattergood; spend-all; spender; spendthrift (someone who spends money prodigally)

waster; wastrel (someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently)

Derivation:

prodigal (recklessly wasteful)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Recklessly wasteful

Example:

prodigal in their expenditures

Synonyms:

extravagant; prodigal; profligate; spendthrift

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wasteful (tending to squander and waste)

Derivation:

prodigal (a recklessly extravagant consumer)

prodigality (excessive spending)

prodigality (the trait of spending extravagantly)

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