prodigally
In wasteful abundance
Prodigally means in a lavishly wasteful or extravagant manner.
Someone who spends prodigally throws money around without restraint: He tipped prodigally, leaving fifty percent at every restaurant.
The word can also describe generous abundance without the negative connotation of waste: Nature had prodigally scattered wildflowers across the meadow.
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
- depletingProgressively using up
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
draining · misspending · misusing · recklessly · carelessly · heedlessly · negligently · irresponsibly
With excessive generosity
- opulentlyIn luxurious manner
- sumptuouslyWith costly magnificence
- luxuriouslyIn an indulgent manner
- grandlyIn imposing manner
magnificently · splendidly · regally · richly · ostentatiously · ornately · palatially · decadently
Without prior deliberation
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- impetuouslyActing on sudden urge
- foolhardilyWith reckless boldness
- carelesslyWithout due attention
heedlessly · incautiously · thoughtlessly · wildly · irresponsibly · precipitously · hastily · unthinkingly
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
- depletingProgressively using up
exhausting · draining · misspending · misusing · recklessly · carelessly · heedlessly · negligently · irresponsibly · foolishly
lavishly
With excessive generosity
- opulentlyIn luxurious manner
- sumptuouslyWith costly magnificence
- luxuriouslyIn an indulgent manner
grandly · magnificently · splendidly · regally · richly · ostentatiously · ornately · palatially · decadently · flamboyantly
impulsively
Without prior deliberation
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- impetuouslyActing on sudden urge
- foolhardilyWith reckless boldness
carelessly · heedlessly · incautiously · thoughtlessly · wildly · irresponsibly · precipitously · hastily · unthinkingly · brashly
prodigallyfrugally
With careful spending
parsimoniously · thriftily · economically · sparingly · miserly
- prodigal sonsWasteful children who return
- The Prodigal SonParable's repentant spendthrift
- prodigal returnWastrel's return after recklessness
- parable of the prodigal sonStory of forgiven squanderer