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Prodigally

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prod·i·gal  (prd-gl)
adj.
1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal life.
2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: prodigal praise. See Synonyms at profuse.
n.
One who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance.
[Probably back-formation from prodigality.]
prodi·gal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.prodigally - to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others"
wastefully


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How gratefully he receives, how prodigally he repays, the cordial appreciation of an admiring world
My Lady's Money by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"What I was going to observe, my dear Madam,"--here the resolute Clump once more interposed with a bland air--"what I was going to observe when you gave utterance to sentiments which do you so much honour, was that I think you alarm yourself needlessly about our kind friend, and sacrifice your own health too prodigally in her favour.
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The bountiful gifts of health and strength, so prodigally heaped on her by Nature, so long abused with impunity, were failing her at last.
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