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someone who spends or uses large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise: The prodigals among them will always be more numerous than the misers. She, who was formerly a prodigal, showed herself suddenly wise and she loathed her shameful deeds.
The meaning of PRODIGAL is characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish. How to use prodigal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prodigal.
spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise. pródigo, perdulário. The prodigal landlord spends the money as fast as he receives it. There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.
noun [ C ] / ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡ ə l / / ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡ ə l /. someone who spends or uses large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise: The prodigals among them will always be more numerous than the misers.
Prodigal definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant. See examples of PRODIGAL used in a sentence.
You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. [literary] ...the parable of the prodigal son. Prodigal is also a noun. The prodigal had returned.
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. Definition of prodigal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
