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PRODIGAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A recklessly extravagant consumer
Synonyms:
prodigal; profligate; squanderer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prodigal" is a kind of...):
consumer (a person who uses goods or services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prodigal"):
scattergood; spend-all; spender; spendthrift (someone who spends money prodigally)
waster; wastrel (someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently)
Derivation:
prodigal (recklessly wasteful)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recklessly wasteful
Example:
prodigal in their expenditures
Synonyms:
extravagant; prodigal; profligate; spendthrift
Classified under:
Similar:
wasteful (tending to squander and waste)
Derivation:
prodigal (a recklessly extravagant consumer)
prodigality (excessive spending)
prodigality (the trait of spending extravagantly)
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