The Only Use of
prodigal
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- Casy suggested elaborately, "Maybe Tom'll kill the fatted calf like for the prodigal in Scripture."
Chpt 4prodigal = the person, in the commonly referenced Christian parable, The Prodigal Son
Definition:
recklessly wasteful
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)