prodigal
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈprɒdɪɡəl/
:
derrochador
- The prodigal wasted his inheritance on lavish parties instead of saving for the future.
- Prodigal Son
- Parable of the Prodigal
Examples
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And here comes here comes the prodigal son, someone who is a good communicator, who does articulate and orate very well.
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The prodigal returns.
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Rather like the Prodigal Son, in fact.
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- So the prodigal has returned.
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Your coming here reminds me of the Prodigal Son.
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Behold the return of the Prodigal son.
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And he says that this comes out quite clearly in the parable of the prodigal son from the Gospel.
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The caption reads: "The Prodigal Son Returns."
Fiction book (2000) -
Eventually, the prodigal wants to eat the carob husks his pigs feed on; nobody gives him anything.
Academic text (1992) -
Instead, he communicated grace through stories we know as parables, especially the one about the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who buys many expensive things to show off
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7.2
A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things
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8.4
Spending money in a careless, wasteful way
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9.9
A person who spends money or wastes resources and shows little care about right and wrong
A person who often buys things they do not need and runs out of money
A person who spends money quickly and carelessly
A person who spends money or time carelessly on things they do not need
A person who spends more money than they should
How Wasteful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prodigal comes from the Latin prodigus, which meant 'wasteful' or 'given away'. Think of the famous story 'the Prodigal Son' who leaves home and spends all his money, so a prodigal is a person who spends money or resources freely and recklessly.