Antonyms for prodigal
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : prod-i-guhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒd ɪ gəl |
Definition of prodigal
Origin :- mid-15c., a back-formation from prodigality, or else from Middle French prodigal and directly from Late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus "wasteful," from prodigere "drive away, waste," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + agere "to drive" (see act (v.)). First reference is to prodigial son, from Vulgate Latin filius prodigus (Luke xv:11-32). As a noun, "prodigal person," 1590s, from the adjective (the Latin adjective also was used as a noun).
- adj wasteful
- adj luxurious, profuse
- noun person who spends a lot
- Who, think you, does more injustice, a prodigal man or a saving man?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Swine were the natural companions of the prodigal, and the sooner he was with them the better!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Here, too, are the ironies whereof departed life is prodigal.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- But for her Paula would not have returned, like the Prodigal son, to the father's house.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- I am prodigal enough at times, but I will not part with such a treasure as that.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- It is the love of a mother to her prodigal son that makes her pray for him.
- Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
- The company is not prodigal of foot-warmers, that's certain!
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- I was received there with all the welcome it was possible for a prodigal son to be.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
- Mr. Cripps called me his 'prodigal daughter,' and Mrs. Cripps prayed over me.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She read of the prodigal son, and of Him who would not condemn the woman that was a sinner.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for prodigal
- abundant
- big spender
- bounteous
- bountiful
- compulsive shopper
- copious
- deep pockets
- dissipated
- dissipator
- excessive
- extravagant
- exuberant
- high roller
- immoderate
- improvident
- intemperate
- lavish
- lush
- luxuriant
- moneyed
- munificent
- opulent
- profligate
- reckless
- riotous
- spender
- spendthrift
- sport
- squanderer
- squandering
- sumptuous
- superabundant
- teeming
- wanton
- waster
- wastrel
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