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prodigalish

prodigalish adjective: somewhat prodigal.

Adjective

prodigalish (comparative more prodigalish, superlative most prodigalish)

  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...1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days

Forms of prodigalish

comparativemore prodigalish
superlativemost prodigalish

Origin of prodigalish

From prodigal + -ish.

Questions about prodigalish

What does prodigalish mean?
Prodigalish means somewhat prodigal.
What part of speech is prodigalish?
Prodigalish is an adjective.

Words near prodigalish in the dictionary

  1. prodigal son
  2. prodigal sons
  3. prodigalise
  4. prodigalised
  5. prodigalises
  6. prodigalish
  7. prodigalising
  8. prodigalism
  9. prodigalities
  10. prodigality
  11. prodigalize

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