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Meaning of "prodigally" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRODIGALLY

prodigally  [ˈprɒdɪɡəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRODIGALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prodigally is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PRODIGALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prodigally

Waste

Waste and wastes are terms for unwanted materials. Examples include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, wastewater, radioactive waste, and others. The term is often subjective and sometimes objectively inaccurate. The terms can have various connotations, including pejorative tone or a squandering of potential. Litter refers to waste disposed of improperly.

Definition of prodigally in the English dictionary

The definition of prodigally in the dictionary is in such a way as to be recklessly wasteful or extravagant, as in disposing of goods or money. Other definition of prodigally is in such a way as to be lavish in giving or yielding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRODIGALLY


acromegaly
ˌækrəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
argali
ˈɑːɡəlɪ
beggarly
ˈbɛɡəlɪ
cardiomegaly
ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
eagerly
ˈiːɡəlɪ
frugally
ˈfruːɡəlɪ
giggly
ˈɡɪɡəlɪ
illegally
ɪˈliːɡəlɪ
jiggly
ˈdʒɪɡəlɪ
jingly
ˈdʒɪŋɡəlɪ
jungly
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlɪ
legally
ˈliːɡəlɪ
meagrely
ˈmiːɡəlɪ
mygale
ˈmɪɡəlɪ
niggly
ˈnɪɡəlɪ
regally
ˈriːɡəlɪ
splenomegaly
ˌspliːnəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
tigerly
ˈtaɪɡəlɪ
vagally
ˈveɪɡəlɪ
vulgarly
ˈvʌlɡəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRODIGALLY

prod.
prodded
prodder
Proddie
prodding
Prodi
prodigal
prodigalise
prodigality
prodigalize
prodigies
prodigiosity
prodigious
prodigiously
prodigiousness
prodigy
proditor
proditorious
proditory
prodnose

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRODIGALLY

actually
automatically
centrifugally
conjugally
diphthongally
egally
especially
eventually
extralegally
finally
fugally
gally
generally
normally
originally
really
specifically
totally
ultracentrifugally
viceregally

Synonyms and antonyms of prodigally in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prodigally» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRODIGALLY

Find out the translation of prodigally to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prodigally from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prodigally» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prodigally
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pródigamente
570 millions of speakers

English

prodigally
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prodigally
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

prodigally
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расточительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prodigamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prodigally
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prodigalement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschwenderisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

prodigally
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prodigally
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prodigally
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoang phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prodigally
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saçıp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prodigalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozrzutnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марнотратно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prodigally
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασώτως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rojaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prodigally
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prodigally
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prodigally

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODIGALLY»

The term «prodigally» is normally little used and occupies the 149.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODIGALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prodigally» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prodigally» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prodigally

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRODIGALLY»

Discover the use of prodigally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prodigally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
And prodigally gave them all to you. Shakipeare. A sweeter and lovelier gentleman, Framed in the prodigality of nature, The spacious world cannot again afford. Id. Diogenes did beg more of a prodigal man than the rest ; whereupon one said, ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
2
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Be now as prodigal of all dear grace, As nature was in making graces dear, When she did Starve the general world beside, And prodigally gave them all to you. Shakspeare. A sweeter and lovelier gentleman, Framed in the prodigality of  ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
3
The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Be now as prodigal of all dear grace, As nature was in making graces dear, When she did starve the general world beside, And prodigally gave them all to you. Shakspeare. A sweeter and lovelier gentleman, Framed in the prodigality of nature ...
‎1829
4
The Royal Dictionary: Abridged in Two Parts, I French and ...
Prodig dement, Adv. prodigally, (nfufely, lavifhly, wafi- fully. Prodigalité. S. F. (fr,m Prodigue ) prodigality, profufenefs, laviflmefs. w*ßfaln-[s. Projige, S. M. Prodigy, a pro- digioui, иг wand-out thing. tí' Un prodigede cruauté, a Monfler of Cruelty.
Abel Boyer, 1728
5
The Royal Dictionary Abridged ...: French and English. ...
Prodiga lement, Adv. prodigally, prcfvjciy, lavifitly, vjaßf- futly. Prodigalité, S. F. ( from Prodigue) prodigality, prefufenefs, lavifhnefs, waficfulnefi. Prodige, S.M. Prodigy, арго- digious cr Kvcr.drzui thing. î3" ^n P'odi'^e de cruauté, a Meißer of ...
Abel Boyer, 1755
6
A short dictionary English and French
Prodigalement {from Prodigue ) prodigally , profusely , lavijhly. Prodigalité , prodigality , profusenest, lavifhnesi. Prodige, prodigy, a strange ( or wonderful) thing. ¥todigievi{ement,prodigioujly,0onder- fully, strangely. Prodigieux , prodigious ...
Guy Miège, 1684
7
The Original Code in the Bible: Using Science and ...
But I noticed that the Greek word for “prodigally”—-—the word that is the descriptive basis for this story—had this value. And departed into a far country, and scattered his property living prodigally. PRODIGALLY 2300 aomrwc' Look at 1 ...
Del Washburn, 1998
8
GRE® Verbal Workbook
Now, apply the Kaplan Method to a Text Completion (Two-Blank) question: Even when faced with continuing (i) , the recalcitrant graduate student persisted in his spendthrift ways; he abjured any thought of self-(ii) and spent prodigally.
Kaplan, 2013
9
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Ben Jonsens I cannot well be thought so prodigally thirsty of my subjects blood, as to venture my own life. King Cbarlctm- The next in place and punishment are they. Who prodigally throw their souls away; rools, who repining at their wretched  ...
Henry John Todd, Samuel Johnson, 1805
10
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
"O prodigality of life, blind waste . . . 571.62 Balaustion 2476 What wonder if the prodigality 991.1 Red Cotton 2.523 Prodigally. Beauty is prodigally strewn around, .... 41.88 Paracelsus 3.710 Thus prodigally fed — which gathers shape 109.18 ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRODIGALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prodigally is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scotland's Ikechi Anya to show father fruits of his labour
And so on to Dublin – and a family reunion in celebration of a prodigally gifted son and sibling. “They're all coming – my mum and my brother ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
This 'new image of Shakespeare' is obviously not Shakespeare …
... claiming that a figure on the magnificent title page of John Gerard's great and prodigally illustrated Herball, of 1587, represents Shakespeare. «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
3
Is Kate Atkinson Britains Most Ambitious Novelist?
Even her ardent fans wondered how the prodigally gifted English novelist could top the magical Life After Life. With the release of A God in ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
4
Manhattan's Struggle for Human Freedom Against the Slave Power …
Gouverneur Morris described the war as "rashly declared, prodigally maintained, weakly conducted, and meanly concluded." One thing that did ... «Executive Intelligence Review, May 15»
5
How Saul Bellow made his life the stuff of great fiction
... and quote Bellow freely, so that the biographical narrative is enlivened by Bellow's prodigally gifted prose, little injections of bliss. «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
We Can Make Nigeria Role Model in Africa – Read Buhari's Address …
What do u expect when d incumbent president is trying to spend prodigally just on inauguration & president elect is trying to be prudent in ... «NAIJ.COM, Apr 15»
7
Meredydd Evans: Writer and broadcaster who devoted his life and …
There seemed to be more than one Meredydd Evans. So numerous were his talents, and so prodigally did he scatter them, that his name crops ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
8
Recap: The worst game in NHL history? Probably.
... to position themselves best in the lottery for the NHL draft to pick either superstar-in-waiting Connor McDavid or the prodigally skilled Jack ... «Macleans.ca, Mar 15»
9
Elliott Smith doc Heaven Adores You to screen in the UK (with The …
The story of highly prolific, prodigally talented, Portland-based singer Elliott Smith is one which the majority of us know - a tale beset with an ... «The 405, Mar 15»
10
First novel choice: do you prefer your author on a skateboard, or in a …
At, or orbiting, the heart of the matter are Maureen Phelan, disgraced single mother, arsonist, accidental mob matriarch; her prodigally ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»

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