(formal, disapproving) too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
SYNEXTRAVAGANT:
a prodigal administration
prodigality noun [U]:
They criticized the prodigality of the administration.
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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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is prodigal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, prodigal is tagged as adjective.
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