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prodigalish en · ADJ

Etymology

From prodigal + -ish.

Meanings

1. (rare) Somewhat prodigal.
   • 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:

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