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Definition of prodigal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prodigal

adjective
 
/ˈprɒdɪɡl/
 
/ˈprɑːdɪɡl/
(formal, disapproving)Idioms
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  1. too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials synonym extravagant
    • a prodigal administration
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProdigal is used with these nouns:
    • son
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’.
Idioms
the/a prodigal (son)
  1. 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
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