Prodigal
21prodigal — prod•i•gal [[t]ˈprɒd ɪ gəl[/t]] adj. 1) wastefully or recklessly extravagant 2) giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usu. fol. by of or with): to be prodigal with money[/ex] 3) lavishly abundant; profuse: prodigal resources[/ex] 4) a person who… …
22prodigal — 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). Derivatives: prodigality n. prodigally adv. Etymology: med.L prodigalis f …
23prodigal — adj. Prodigal is used with these nouns: ↑son …
24prodigal — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, abounding, abundant, affluent, aggrandized, alive with, all sufficing, ample, amplified, aplenty, backsliding, ballyhooed, bibulous, big time spender, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, bristling, bursting,… …
25prodigal — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lavish, extravagant, squandering; see wasteful . See Synonym Study at profuse . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PROD uh gul] extremely wasteful or extravagant. Joe s prodigal grandson spent his… …
26prodigal — does not mean wandering or given to running away, a sense sometimes wrongly inferred from the biblical story of the Prodigal Son. It means recklessly wasteful or extravagant …
27prodigal — does not mean wandering or given to running away, a sense sometimes wrongly inferred from the biblical story of the Prodigal Son. It means recklessly wasteful or extravagant …
28Prodigal Daughter — may refer to:* Prodigal Daughter ( DS9 episode), an episode in the seventh season of the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine * The Prodigal Daughter , a 1982 novel by Jeffrey Archer * Prodigal Daughter , a song by Jonatha Brooke on the 2007… …
29Prodigal Son (ballet) — Prodigal Son is a ballet made on Diaghilev s Ballets Russes by George Balanchine, subsequently co founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet, to Prokofiev s Le Fils Prodigue , op. 46 (1928 ndash;29) and libretto, based on the parable in the …
30Prodigal Son — (Bai ga jai) est un film hongkongais réalisé par Sammo Hung, sorti en 1981. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …
