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Definition of prodigal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

prodigal

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈprɑdɪɡl//
 
(formal) (disapproving)
 
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  • too willing to spend money or waste time, energy, or materials synonym extravagant a prodigal administration
    • Idioms
    the/a prodigal (son)
     
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    a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home
    prodigality
     
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    NAmE//ˌprɑdəˈɡælət̮i//
     
    noun [uncountable] They criticized the prodigality of the administration.    See prodigal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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