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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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too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials synonym extravagant
- a prodigal administration
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Prodigal is used with these nouns:
son
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’.

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Idioms

the/a prodigal (son)

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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