[ほうとうむすこ, houtoumusuko] (n) prodigal son; profligate son [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive
forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive;
cf. F. prodigue. See {Agent}. ]
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other
things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse;
lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal
man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses.
[1913 Webster]
In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Profuse; lavish; extravagant; squandering; wasteful. See
{Profuse}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, n.
One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without
necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure;
a waster; a spendthrift. "Noble prodigals of life." --Trench.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prodigal
adj 1: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
[syn: {extravagant}, {prodigal}, {profligate},
{spendthrift}]
n 1: a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {prodigal},
{profligate}, {squanderer}]
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