All 3 Uses of
prodigal
in
Dante's Inferno -- translated by Cary
- Lano, a Siennese, who, being reduced by prodigality to a state of extreme want,
Canto 1.N *prodigality = reckless, extravagant spending
- Stricca, Niccolo Salimbeni, Caccia of Asciano, and Abbagliato, or Meo de Folcacchieri, belonged to a company of prodigal and luxurious young men in Sienna, called the "brigata godereccia."†
Canto 1.N
- In prodigal variety: and there,†
Canto 1.N
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)