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{{Lewis

|lshtext=<b>prōdĭgus</b>: a, um, adj. [[prodigo]],<br /><b>I</b> [[wasteful]], [[lavish]], [[prodigal]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit. ([[class]].; syn.: [[largus]], [[munificus]]): [[omnino]] duo sunt genera largorum, quorum alteri prodigi, alteri liberales. Prodigi, qui epulis et viscerationibus et gladiatorum muneribus, ludorum venationumque apparatu, pecunias profundunt in eas res, quarum memoriam aut levem aut nullam [[omnino]] sint relicturi, Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55: [[femina]], Juv. 6, 362.—With gen.: peculii sui [[prodigus]], Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 19: aeris, Hor. A. P. 164; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 500.— As subst.: prōdĭgus, i, m., a [[wasteful]] [[person]], a spendthrift, [[prodigal]]: [[largitor]] et [[prodigus]], Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10: lege XII. tabularum [[prodigo]] interdicitur bonorum suorum [[administratio]], Dig. 27, 10, 1 prooem.; Ulp. Reg. 12, 3; Gai. Inst. 1, 53 fin.: [[prodigus]] ad bonos [[mores]] [[reversus]], Paul. Sent. 3, 4, a, 12.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Causing [[great]] [[expense]], [[costly]], [[expensive]] ([[post]]-Aug.): margaritae, prodiga res, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rich, abounding in [[any]] [[thing]] ([[poet]].); [[with]] gen.: [[locus]] [[prodigus]] herbae, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 42.—Absol.: [[tellus]], [[rich]], [[fertile]], Ov. M. 15, 81.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Abundant, [[great]], [[strong]] ([[post]]-Aug.): [[odor]], Plin. 13, 3, 5, § 25: [[alvus]], [[great]], [[stout]], Aus. Idyll. 10, 104.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[lavish]], [[prodigal]], [[profuse]]; [[with]] gen.: [[prodigus]] suae alienaeque et fortunae et pudicitiae, Vell. 2, 48, 3: arcanique Fides prodiga, Hor. C. 1, 18, 16: judicii sui, Gell. 11, 5, 4: animaeque magnae Prodigum Paulum, [[careless]] of [[life]], Hor. C. 1, 12, 38; cf.: prodiga [[gens]] animae, Sil. 1, 225.—With in and acc.: libidines in cibos [[atque]] in Venerem prodigae, Gell. 19, 2, 3: sed finem impensae non servat prodiga [[Roma]], Juv. 7, 138: prodiga corruptoris Improbitas, id. 10, 304: prodigis oculis intueri, [[with]] [[greedy]] eyes, [[with]] [[voluptuous]] glances, Auct. Quint. Decl. 292.—Hence, adv.: prōdĭgē, [[lavishly]], [[extravagantly]], [[prodigally]] ([[class]].): [[prodige]] vivere, Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13: uti aliquā re, Sen. Ep. 88, 30.

{{Georges

|georg=prōdigus, a, um ([[prodigo]]), [[verschwenderisch]], I) eig. u. bildl.: a) eig., Cic. u.a.: si mentitur [[prodigus]] liberalem, den Freigebigen spielt, Sen. – m. folg. Genet., peculii [[sui]], Plaut.: aeris, Hor. – b) bildl., m. Genet., [[prodigus]] animae, der [[sein]] [[Leben]] dahingibt, [[nicht]] achtet, Hor.: arcani, das [[Geheimnis]] preisgebend, ausplaudernd, Hor.: u. so [[lingua]] secretorum prodiga, Heges.: [[prodigus]] suae alienaeque pudicitiae, Vell.: m. in u. Akk., libidines in cibos [[atque]] in Venerem prodigae, ausschweifende Nahrungs- u. Geschlechtstriebsgelüste, Gell. 19, 2, 3: m. in u. Abl., [[quod]] in honoribus decernendis essem [[nimius]] et [[tamquam]] [[prodigus]], Cic. ep. ad [[Brut]]. 1, 15, 3: absol., quorum [[lingua]] [[tam]] prodiga infrenisque sit, ut etc., Gell. 1, 15, 17. – II) übtr., 1) [[reich]], [[Überfluß]] habend, [[tellus]], Ov.: [[locus]] [[prodigus]] herbae, Hor. – 2) [[reichlich]], [[groß]], [[stark]], [[odor]], Plin.: [[alvus]], [[weit]], [[groß]], [[dick]], [[Auson]]. – 3) [[Verschwendung]]-, viele [[Kosten]] verursachend, [[kostspielig]], [[res]], Plin.: cupiditates, Claud. Mam.

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