Adjective

(en adjective)

wastefully extravagant.

He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.

He is a prodigal son.

(often, followed by of or with) someone 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

returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

* 1764 , :

Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,

He sees his little lot the lot of all;

Sees no contiguous palace rear its head

To shame the meanness of his humble shed;

No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal

To make him loathe his vegetable meal;

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, year=1829 , author= , title=The Alhambra citation , passage=I wandered on until I came to a sumptuous palace with a garden adorned with fountains and fishponds, and groves and flowers, and orchards laden with delicious fruit.}}

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, year=2012 , date=April 21 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Cabaye pulled all the strings in a dominant home performance and capped a majestic individual display with a sumptuous first-time finish into the far corner for his second goal of the afternoon.}}