The Only Use of
prodigal
in
Great Expectations
- swine were the companions of the prodigal.
Chpt 4prodigal = the person who slept with pigs (swine) in the commonly referenced Christian parable, The Prodigal Son
Definition:
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(prodigal) recklessly wasteful
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)