PRODIGALLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

prodigally

adverb

Definition of prodigally

as in wastefully

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On a pretty dead pitch offering very little to the bowlers, the quartet wastefully surrendered their wickets for all that England deserved credit (particularly Archer) for persistence and a generally probing line after what had been a fairly disastrous start to the day from Carse.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of wastefully

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Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
There are no indulgently long songs—SUSS record in the present perfect.

— Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026

Definition of indulgently

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But even here, where the damage is being done gleefully and wantonly, the US Congress has stood up to these funding cuts in a bipartisan manner.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of wantonly

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After the topical treatment, comb the hair with a fine-toothed comb to ensure that no live lice remain.

— Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Opened in 2019 by entrepreneur Lorenzo Querci, the sprawling 700-square-meter venue is part-bar, part-restaurant, and part-cultural space, with live music, a record shop, and a fine-dining restaurant all under one roof.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

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