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Synonyms for prodigal

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : prod-i-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒd ɪ gəl

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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