n. 25B6; adjective
prodigal habits die hard : WASTEFUL, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, imprudent.
a composer who is prodigal with his talents : GENEROUS, lavish, liberal, unstinting, unsparing; poetic/literary bounteous.
a dessert prodigal with whipped cream : ABOUNDING IN, abundant in, rich in, covered in, awash with.
thrifty, mean, deficient.