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- [prod-i-guh l]
- /ˈprɒd ɪ gəl/
- /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prod-i-guh l]
- /ˈprɒd ɪ gəl/
Definitions of prodigal word
- adjective prodigal wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 1
- adjective prodigal giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. 1
- adjective prodigal lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources. 1
- noun prodigal a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift. 1
- adjective prodigal wasteful, overspending 1
- adjective prodigal lavish 1
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Origin of prodigal
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; back formation from prodigality
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prodigal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prodigal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prodigal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prodigal
adj prodigal
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- bumper — Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
- causeless — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
noun prodigal
- black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
- boat people — Boat people are people who escape from their country in small boats to travel to another country in the hope that they will be able to live there.
- born loser — (Informal) (often derogatory) A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
- cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
- debauchee — a man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity, and self-indulgence
adjective prodigal
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- itinerate — to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
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