prodigal
adjective
[ ˈprɒdɪɡ(ə)l ]
• spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
• "prodigal habits die hard"
Similar:
wasteful,
extravagant,
spendthrift,
improvident,
imprudent,
immoderate,
profligate,
thriftless,
excessive,
intemperate,
irresponsible,
self-indulgent,
reckless,
wanton,
• having or giving something on a lavish scale.
• "the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream"
Similar:
generous,
lavish,
liberal,
unstinting,
unsparing,
bountiful,
copious,
profuse,
abundant in,
abounding in,
rich,
bounteous,
prodigal
noun
• a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’.
