prodigalities

Variant of prodigal

prodigal definition

prodi·gal (präd′i 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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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