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prodigals

/ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəlz/

/ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəlz/

prodigalnoun

prodigals

/ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/

/ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/

Translations

The prodigal returned home after spending all his inheritance.

Расточитель вернулся домой после того, как потратил все свое наследство.

Definitions

A person who spends money or resources freely and recklessly; a spendthrift.

The prodigal returned home after squandering his inheritance.

A person who leaves home and lives recklessly but later returns repentant and seeking forgiveness.

Years after his sudden departure, the prodigal came back humbled and contrite.

Synonyms

prodigaladjective

Definitions

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

The prodigal son returned home after squandering his inheritance on lavish parties.

Having or giving something on a lavish scale.

The prodigal feast was filled with an abundance of food and drink, enough to feed twice the number of guests.

Abundant or plentiful; giving or occurring in generous amounts (often followed by "of" or "with").

Spring was prodigal with blossoms.