prodigal
/ˈpɹɑdɪɡəɫ/
wastefully extravagant, or someone who returns after a period of excess
prodigal in a sentence
“The prodigal son returned, humbled and wiser.”
Origin of prodigal
Luke 15: parable of the son who squandered his inheritance
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