Both Uses of
prodigal
in
Volpone
- MOS: No sir, nor devour Soft prodigals.†
Act 1
- I'll pay him now; you'll be too prodigal.
Act 4 *prodigal = wasteful
Definition:
-
(prodigal) recklessly wasteful
or more rarely:
abundant (extravagant in amount)
or more rarely still:
long absent (someone who has been away a long time)