[prod-i-gal-i-tee] 
| 1. | the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending. |
| 2. | an instance of it. |
| 3. | lavish abundance. |
| prod·i·gal·i·ty (prŏd'ĭ-gāl'ĭ-tē) n. pl. prod·i·gal·i·ties
[Middle English prodigalite, from Old French, from Late Latin prōdigālitās, from Latin prōdigus, prodigal, from prōdigere, drive away, to squander : prōd-, prō-, for, forth; see proud + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] |
ɪˈgæl