Prodigal vs. Prodigious

Prodigaladjective

wastefully extravagant.

Prodigaladjective

someone yielding profusely, lavish

Prodigaladjective

profuse, lavishly abundant

Prodigaladjective

(by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.

Prodigalnoun

A prodigal person, a spendthrift.

Prodigaladjective

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.

Prodigalnoun

One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.

Prodigalnoun

a recklessly extravagant consumer

Prodigaladjective

very generous;

Prodigaladjective

recklessly wasteful;

Prodigaladjective

marked by rash extravagance;

Prodigaladjective

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Prodigaladjective

having or giving something on a lavish scale

Prodigalnoun

a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way

Prodigalnoun

a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return.

Prodigiousadjective

Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.

Prodigiousadjective

Extraordinarily exciting or amazing.

Prodigiousadjective

(obsolete) Ominous, portentous.

Prodigiousadjective

Monstrous; freakish.

Prodigiousadjective

Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous.

Prodigiousadjective

Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder.

Prodigiousadjective

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;

Prodigiousadjective

of momentous or ominous significance;

Prodigiousadjective

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

Prodigiousadjective

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Prodigiousadjective

unnatural or abnormal