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Word entry · 8 letters

prodigal

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"Wasteful"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted adgiloprStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (PRODIGAL).

Definitions

  1. Wastefully extravagant or recklessly generous.

Word origin

From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”). Also see unrelated prodigy.

Used in a sentence

  • He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
  • The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.
  • The prodigal heir can only waste his own substance, and the punishment falls, as it should, upon himself; but the prince has an awful responsibility,—the welfare of others is required at his hands;...

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