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Another word for prodigal

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prodigal

modif.

lavish, extravagant, squandering; see wasteful. See syn. study at profuse.

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Another word for prodigal

adjective

Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:
extravagant, lavish, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful. See careful, excess, save
Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:
extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush¹, luxuriant, opulent, profuse, riotous, superabundant. See big, excess

noun

A person who spends money or resources wastefully:

profligate, scattergood, spendthrift, waster, wastrel. See save

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They live frugally, and are only prodigal in powder and human life.
His mother's attempt to wean her prodigal son from his dangerous and mostly disreputable pastimes, by forcing him to marry the beautiful but stupid Eudoxia Lopukhina (Jan.
Every prodigal, therefore, is a public enemy; every frugal man a public benefactor.
His eldest brother being a prodigal he succeeded to the paternal estate, but threw the will into the fire on his brother's promising to reform.
Great Britain, prodigal of protestations of goodwill, alone remained; and to her Mahmud turned with a definite offer of an offensive and defensive alliance.

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