# prodigally

**Pronunciation:** /prəˈdɪdʒəli/ · pruh-DIJ-uh-lee

**CEFR level:** C2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is wastefully extravagant or recklessly extravagant.

## Examples

- She spent money prodigally on clothes and jewelry.
- The company was accused of spending taxpayer money prodigally.
- He lived prodigally, enjoying every luxury he could afford.

## Synonyms

- wastefully — Emphasizes the loss of resources.
- extravagantly — Highlights excessive spending or luxury.
- lavishly — Suggests abundant and generous spending, often with a positive connotation of generosity.
- imprudently — Focuses on the lack of good judgment or wisdom in the spending.

## Antonyms

- frugally — Spending money carefully and avoiding waste.
- economically — In a way that avoids waste or is efficient.
- thriftily — Showing care in the use of resources; economical.

## Common patterns

- spend prodigally — To spend money in a very wasteful or extravagant way. — He spent his inheritance prodigally.
- live prodigally — To live a life of excessive and wasteful spending. — They lived prodigally until their fortune ran out.

## Collocations

- spend prodigally — He spent his inheritance prodigally on fast cars and lavish parties.
- live prodigally — After winning the lottery, she lived prodigally for a few years.
- give prodigally — The philanthropist gave prodigally to numerous charities.

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