Meanings
comparative more prodigalish · superlative most prodigalish
- rareSomewhat prodigal.
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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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prodigalish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodigalish
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