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prodigally

prodigally adverb: in a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully.

Adverb

prodigally (comparative more prodigally, superlative most prodigally)

  1. In a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully.

Forms of prodigally

comparativemore prodigally
superlativemost prodigally

Origin of prodigally

From prodigal + -ly.

Questions about prodigally

What does prodigally mean?
Prodigally means in a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully.
What part of speech is prodigally?
Prodigally is an adverb.

Words near prodigally in the dictionary

  1. prodigalize
  2. prodigalized
  3. prodigalizes
  4. prodigalizing
  5. prodigall
  6. prodigally
  7. prodigalness
  8. prodigals
  9. prodigate
  10. prodigated
  11. prodigates

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