Prodigal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːdɪɡl|  American pronunciation of the word prodigal
Brit.  |ˈprɒdɪɡ(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word prodigal

noun

- a recklessly extravagant consumer (syn: profligate)

adjective

- recklessly wasteful (syn: extravagant, profligate, spendthrift)
prodigal in their expenditures

Extra examples

...the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it...

...the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years...

He has been prodigal with company funds.

The vicar preached a sermon about the prodigal son.

Word forms

noun
singular: prodigal
plural: prodigals
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