Prodigal
adjOne word substitutionSynonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 5/prˈɑdɪɡəl/ · प्रॉडिगल
Spending money freely and rather wastefully
Too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
अपव्ययी, बेतहाशा ख़र्च करने वाला
The prodigal son returned after ten years.
Prodigal spending emptied the fund.
Daily use: Prodigal kharcha tha, sab khatam ho gaya.
Prodigal में 'pro + गली' सुनिए — पूरा दिन गलियों में घूमकर पैसे उड़ाने वाला। ऐसा फ़िज़ूलख़र्च आदमी prodigal है।
Hear 'pro + gali' (lanes) in PRODIGAL: someone who roams the lanes all day, throwing money away. Such a wasteful spender is prodigal.
Prodigal (फ़िज़ूलख़र्च) और prodigy (विलक्षण बालक) साथ आते हैं। Extravagant, lavish synonym हैं; frugal, parsimonious antonym।
Prodigal (wasteful) and prodigy (a gifted child) look alike and are offered together. Extravagant and lavish are synonyms; frugal and parsimonious are antonyms.