prodigal
adjective/pɾuˈdiɡu/medium
pro·di·go
Definition
Spending money or resources recklessly or wastefully; extravagant.
The prodigal son returned home after wasting his fortune.
She was prodigal with her time, helping everyone who asked.
Common collocations
prodigal sonprodigal spendingprodigal lifestyle
Idiomatic expressions
- the prodigal son (allusion to the biblical parable)
Etymology
Do latim 'prodigus' (esbanjador, pródigo).