prodigal

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from [from ] +. Also see.

Adjective

 * 1) Wastefully extravagant.
 * He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
 * The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.
 * 1)  Yielding profusely, lavish.
 * She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
 * How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
 * 1) Profuse, lavishly abundant.
 * 2) (by allusion to the New Testament story commonly called "The Parable of the Prodigal Son", Luke 15:11–32) Behaving as a prodigal son:
 * 3) Having (selfishly) abandoned a person, group, or ideal.
 * 4) Returning or having returned, especially repentantly, after such an abandonment.
 * 1) (by allusion to the New Testament story commonly called "The Parable of the Prodigal Son", Luke 15:11–32) Behaving as a prodigal son:
 * 2) Having (selfishly) abandoned a person, group, or ideal.
 * 3) Returning or having returned, especially repentantly, after such an abandonment.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:prodigal

Translations

 * Arabic: مُسْرِف‎
 * Azerbaijani: bədxərc, israfcıl
 * Bulgarian:, прахоснически
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tuhlaavainen
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: hóflaus, hóflaust
 * Irish: anaisteach, caifeach, díobhlásach
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: prōdigus
 * Malay: pemboros
 * Malayalam: ധൂർത്ത
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: masakmata
 * Turkish: ,
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: tuhlaavainen
 * German: ,
 * Macedonian: да́режлив, ште́дар
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, im Überfluß, , , , ,
 * Macedonian: изо́билен, о́билен, преку́мерен

Noun

 * 1) A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:spendthrift