prodigalish

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adjective

Somewhat prodigal.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveprodigalish (comparative more prodigalish, superlative most prodigalish)

comparative more prodigalish · superlative most prodigalish

  1. rareSomewhat prodigal.
    1 more example

    No one seems to like the offer, and the umpire is just coming down, when a queer old hat, something like a doctor of divinity's shovel, is chucked on to the stage and an elderly, quiet man steps out, who has been watching the play, saying he should like to cross a stick wi' the prodigalish young chap.

    1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days

Origin

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APA

prodigalish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodigalish

MLA

“prodigalish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodigalish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prodigalish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodigalish.

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