verschwenderisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lavish adj Given, spent, or produced in great and often extravagant abundance.
- prodigal adjective Spending money or resources wastefully and extravagantly.
- profligate adj Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- spendthrift adj Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
- wasteful adjective Using more of something than is needed, or using it carelessly.
Senses
verschwenderisch is used for these senses in English:
- lavish Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- prodigal Wastefully extravagant.
- profligate Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- spendthrift Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
- wasteful Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
lavish — full definition
- adj Given, spent, or produced in great and often extravagant abundance.
- verb To give something generously and abundantly, often to excess.
prodigal — full definition
- adjective Spending money or resources wastefully and extravagantly.
- adjective Having left and later returned, especially after behaving recklessly; used in the phrase "prodigal son."
- noun A person who spends money recklessly; a spendthrift.