Prodigal vs Intemperate - What's the difference?
prodigal | intemperate | Related terms |
wastefully extravagant.
(often, followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
profuse, lavishly abundant
returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
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Lacking moderation, temper or control.
Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Prodigal is a related term of intemperate.
As adjectives the difference between prodigal and intemperate
is that prodigal is wastefully extravagant while intemperate is lacking moderation, temper or control.As a noun prodigal
is a prodigal person, a spendthrift.As a verb intemperate is
(obsolete|transitive) to disorder.prodigal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
- He is a prodigal son.
- She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
- How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* (a prodigal person) frugalDerived terms
* prodigal sonSynonyms
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* * *intemperate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- intemperate''' language; '''intemperate zeal
- Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car'' - ''The Week , 14 April 2007, 609 , 4.