prodigally
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prod·i·gal
(prŏd′ĭ-gəl)adj.
1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal nephew who squandered his inheritance.
2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: "the infinite number of organic beings with which the sea of the tropics, so prodigal of life, teems" (Charles Darwin). See Synonyms at profuse.
n.
One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
[Late Middle English, probably back-formation from Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prōdigālitās, from Latin prōdigus, prodigal, from prōdigere, to drive away, squander : prōd-, prō-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
prod′i·gal′i·ty (-găl′ĭ-tē) n.
prod′i·gal·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | prodigally - to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others" |
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prodigal
(ˈprodigəl) adjective spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.
ˈprodigally adverbˌprodiˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun
the prodigal son
1. a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.
2. a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.
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