Prodigal vs. Prodigious
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Difference Between Prodigal and Prodigious
Prodigaladjective
wastefully extravagant.
He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.He is a prodigal son.Prodigiousadjective
Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
Prodigaladjective
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?Prodigiousadjective
Extraordinarily exciting or amazing.
Prodigaladjective
profuse, lavishly abundant
Prodigiousadjective
(obsolete) Ominous, portentous.
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Prodigaladjective
(by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
Prodigiousadjective
Monstrous; freakish.
Prodigalnoun
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
Prodigiousadjective
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;
colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient templehas a colossal nervea prodigious storma stupendous field of grassstupendous demandProdigalnoun
a recklessly extravagant consumer
Prodigiousadjective
of momentous or ominous significance;
such a portentous...monster raised all my curiositya prodigious visionADVERTISEMENT
Prodigaladjective
very generous;
distributed gifts with a lavish handthe critics were lavish in their praisea munificent gifthis father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificentprodigal praiseunsparing generosityhis unstinted devotioncalled for unstinting aid to BritainProdigiousadjective
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;
a night of exceeding darknessan exceptional memoryolympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcythe young Mozart's prodigious talentsProdigaladjective
recklessly wasteful;
prodigal in their expendituresProdigaladjective
marked by rash extravagance;
led a prodigal life
