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). prodigality n. prodigally adv.
[ med.L prodigalis f. L prodigus lavish ]
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). prodigality n. prodigally adv.
[ med.L prodigalis f. L prodigus lavish ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012