prodigal
A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrelA prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
» Reason will prove that prodigals are crazy.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
- a recklessly extravagant consumer
Examples
6 sentencesReason will prove that prodigals are crazy.
The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
The prodigal son returned home.
ruБлудный сын вернулся домой. — sharptoothed
deDer verlorene Sohn kehrte wieder heim. — Esperantostern
The prodigal son is back.
ruБлудный сын вернулся. — fizdyuk
deDer verlorene Sohn ist zurück. — carlosalberto
My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price.
ruМой сосед по комнате невероятно расточителен, когда дело касается траты денег на фильмы; он покупает их в день их выхода, не глядя на цену. — heccele
deMein Zimmerkamerad ist verschwenderisch, was das Geldausgeben für Filme betrifft; er kauft sie am Tag, wo sie herauskommen, ohne Rücksicht auf den Preis. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigusFrom Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”). Also see unrelated prodigy.
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Forms
plural: prodigalsSynonyms
21 synonyms- a recklessly extravagant consumer:profligatesquanderer