Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - prodigal
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Prodigal
prodigal
I. adjective Etymology: Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive — more at pro-, agent Date: 15th century 1. characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure ; lavish a ~ feast ~ outlays for her clothes 2. recklessly spendthrift the ~ prince 3. yielding abundantly ; luxuriant — often used with of nature has been so ~ of her bounty — H. T. Buckle Synonyms: see profuse • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1561 1. one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly 2. one who has returned after an absence
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 recklessly wasteful. 2 (foll. by of) lavish. --n. 1 a prodigal person. 2 (in full prodigal son) a repentant wastrel, returned wanderer, etc. (Luke 15:11-32). Derivatives prodigality n. prodigally adv. Etymology: med.L prodigalis f. L prodigus lavish ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мот, транжира the return of the prodigal —- библ. возвращение блудного сына 2. расточительный prodigal spender —- мот, транжира 3. щедрый prodigal of benefactions —- щедрый на благодеяния 4. чрезмерный; обильный prodigal expenditure —- чрезмерные расходы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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son bibl. блудный сын PRODIGAL 1. adj. 1) расточительный 2) щедрый; prodigal of favours - щедрый на милости 3) чрезмерный, обильный - prodigal son Syn: see spendthrift 2. noun мот, повеса ...Англо-русский словарь
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(prodigals) 1. You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. (LITERARY) ADJ: usu ADJ n • Prodigal is also a noun. ...the prodigal had returned. N-COUNT 2. Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left. Prodigal habits die hard. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj 1 tending to waste what you have, especially money (a prodigal lifestyle) + of/with (Don't be so prodigal of your time.) 2 formal giving or producing large amounts of something; lavish1 (1) (a prodigal feast) + of (The garden was filled with blossom and prodigal of scent.) - prodigally adv - prodigality n ~2 n humorous someone who spends money carelessly and wastes their time ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1450, back-formation from prodigiality (1340), from L.L. prodigalitatem "wastefulness, from L. prodigus "wasteful," from prodigere "drive away, waste," from pro- "forth" + agere "to drive." Prodigial son is from Vulgate L. filius prodigus (Luke xv.11-32). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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