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prodigal definition

prodi·gal (prädi gəl)

adjective

  1. exceedingly or recklessly wasteful
  2. extremely generous; lavish prodigal with one's praise
  3. extremely abundant; profuse

Etymology: MFr < L prodigus, prodigal < prodigere, to drive forth or away, waste < pro-, forth + agere, to drive: see pro- & act

noun

a person who wastes his means; spendthrift

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