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prodigal vs scattergood

scattergood vs prodigal

prodigal and scattergood both are nouns.

prodigal is an adjective but scattergood is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prodigal Yes Yes No No
scattergood Yes No No No
As nouns, scattergood is a hyponym of prodigal; that is, scattergood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prodigal:
  • prodigal: a recklessly extravagant consumer
  • scattergood: someone who spends money prodigally
Other hyponyms of prodigal include spend-all, spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel.
prodigal (noun) scattergood (noun)
a recklessly extravagant consumer someone who spends money prodigally
prodigal (adjective) scattergood (adjective)
recklessly wasteful
Difference between prodigal and scattergood

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