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profuse
English
Etymology
From Latin profusus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???fju?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
Adjective
profuse (comparative more profuse, superlative most profuse)
- In great quantity or abundance; liberal or generous to the point of excess.
Translations
Verb
profuse (third-person singular simple present profuses, present participle profusing, simple past and past participle profused)
- (obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.fyz/
- Homophone: profuses
Adjective
profuse
- feminine singular of profus
Italian
Verb
profuse
- third-person singular past historic of profondere
profuse
- feminine plural of profuso
Latin
Adjective
prof?se
- vocative masculine singular of prof?sus
References
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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prodigal
English
Etymology
From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin pr?dig?lis (“wasteful”), from Latin pr?digus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from pr?dig? (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from pr?d- [from pr? (“before, forward”)] + ag? (“to drive”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??d???l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p??d???l/, [?p????????]
Adjective
prodigal (comparative more prodigal, superlative most prodigal)
- Wastefully extravagant.
- He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
- He is a prodigal son.
- (often followed by of or with) Yielding profusely, lavish.
- She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
- How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
- Profuse, lavishly abundant.
- (by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; behaving as a prodigal son.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prodigal
Antonyms
- (a prodigal person): frugal
- exigent
Derived terms
- prodigal son
Translations
Noun
prodigal (plural prodigals)
- A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:spendthrift
Translations
Further reading
- prodigal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prodigal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prodigal at OneLook Dictionary Search
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