Nature not bounteous now, but lavish grows; Our paths with flowers she prodigally strows. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prodigally — prodigal ► ADJECTIVE 1) wastefully extravagant. 2) lavish. ► NOUN 1) a prodigal person. 2) (also prodigal son) a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but returns repentant. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the parable in the Gospel of Luke,… … English terms dictionary
prodigally — adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree we are still prodigally rich compared to others • Syn: ↑wastefully • Derived from adjective: ↑prodigal, ↑wasteful (for: ↑wastefully) … Useful english dictionary
prodigally — adverb see prodigal I … New Collegiate Dictionary
prodigally — See prodigal. * * * … Universalium
prodigally — adverb in a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully … Wiktionary
prodigally — adv. generously, lavishly; extravagantly, wastefully, squanderingly … English contemporary dictionary
prodigally — prod·i·gal·ly … English syllables
prodigal — prodigally, adv. /prod i geuhl/, adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually fol. by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money. 3. lavishly abundant; profuse:… … Universalium
wastefully — adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree we are still prodigally rich compared to others • Syn: ↑prodigally • Derived from adjective: ↑prodigal (for: ↑prodigally), ↑wasteful … Useful english dictionary
Squander — Squan der (skw[o^]n d[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered} ( d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[ a]tta to squirt, sqv[ a]ttra to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
