prodigal
FORMAL vocabularyGRE vocabulary prod‧i‧gal /ˈprɒdɪɡəl $ ˈprɑː-/ adjective [usually before noun]
prodigal noun [countable]
مبذر، ولخرج، مسرف، اسراف اور، متلف، پر تجمل، قانون فقه: مسرف
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Synonyms & Related Words prodigal[adjective]Synonyms: extravagant, excessive, immoderate, improvident, profligate, reckless, spendthrift, wasteful
Antonyms: parsimonious
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English Dictionary I. prod‧i‧gal1 /ˈprɒdɪɡ
əl $ ˈprɑː-/
adjective [usually before noun] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: prodigus, from prodigere 'to drive away, use wastefully']
1. prodigal son/daughter someone who leaves their family and home without the approval of their family, but who is sorry later and returns
2. spending money, wasting time etc in a careless way
Synonym : extravagant:
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II. prodigal2 noun [countable] literary someone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time – used humorously
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