[ˈprɒdɪɡl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
(e.g: prodigal habits die hard)

- having or giving something on a lavish scale
(e.g: the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’

[ˈprɒdɪɡl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way
(e.g: he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’