Prodigal vs. Prodigious

Prodigal vs. Prodigious — Is There a Difference?
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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 demand

Prodigalnoun

a recklessly extravagant consumer

Prodigiousadjective

of momentous or ominous significance;

such a portentous...monster raised all my curiositya prodigious vision
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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 Britain

Prodigiousadjective

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 talents

Prodigaladjective

recklessly wasteful;

prodigal in their expenditures

Prodigaladjective

marked by rash extravagance;

led a prodigal life