Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Prodi.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Prodi and, of course, Prodi synonyms and on the right images related to the word Prodi.
No result for Prodi. Showing similar results...
Husks of the prodigal sonHusk Husk, n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull
a husk. See Hull a husk.]
1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or
seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially
applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob
tree. See Carob. ProdigalProdigal Prod"i*gal, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive
forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive;
cf. F. prodigue. See Agent. ]
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other
things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse;
lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal
man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses.
In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood.
--Dryden.
Syn: Profuse; lavish; extravagant; squandering; wasteful. See
Profuse. Prodigal
Prodigal Prod"i*gal, n.
One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without
necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure;
a waster; a spendthrift. ``Noble prodigals of life.'
--Trench.
Prodigalize
Prodigalize Prod"i*gal*ize, v. i.
To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally. --Sherwood.
Prodigalize
Prodigalize Prod"i*gal*ize, v. t.
To expend lavishly. --Ld. Lytton.
Prodigally
Prodigally Prod"i*gal*ly, adv.
In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense;
extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate
prodigally dissipated.
Nature not bounteous now, but lavish grows; Our paths
with flowers she prodigally strows. --Dryden.
Prodigate
Prodigate Prod"i*gate, v. t.
To squander. --Thackeray.
ProdigenceProdigence Prod"i*gence, n. [L. prodigentia, fr. prodigens, p.
pr. of prodigere. See Prodigal. ]
Waste; profusion; prodigality. [R.] --Bp. Hall. ProdigiesProdigy Prod"i*gy, n.; pl. Prodigies. [ L. prodigium; pro
before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F.
prodige. Cf. Adage. ]
1. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of
nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as,
eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.
So many terrors, voices, prodigies, May warn thee,
as a sure foregoing sign. --Milton.
2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or
astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal
development; a monster. --B. Jonson.
Syn: Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster. ProdigiousProdigious Pro*di"gious, a. [L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a
prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See Prodigy.]
1. Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful;
portentous. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser.
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky.
--Sir T.
Browne.
2. Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very
great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a
prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder. ``Prodigious
might.' --Milton.
Syn: Huge; enormous; monstrous; portentous; marvelous;
amazing; astonishing; extraordinary. Prodigiously
Prodigiously Pro*di"gious*ly, adv.
1. Enormously; wonderfully; astonishingly; as, prodigiously
great.
2. Very much; extremely; as, he was prodigiously pleased.
[Colloq.] --Pope.
Prodigiousness
Prodigiousness Pro*di"gious*ness, n.
The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having
qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness;
vastness.
ProdigyProdigy Prod"i*gy, n.; pl. Prodigies. [ L. prodigium; pro
before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F.
prodige. Cf. Adage. ]
1. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of
nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as,
eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.
So many terrors, voices, prodigies, May warn thee,
as a sure foregoing sign. --Milton.
2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or
astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal
development; a monster. --B. Jonson.
Syn: Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster. Prodition
Prodition Pro*di"tion, n. [L. proditio, from prodere to give
forth, betray: cf. OF. prodition.]
Disclosure; treachery; treason. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.
Proditorious
Proditorious Prod`i*to"ri*ous, a. [Cf. OF. proditoire.]
1. Treacherous; perfidious; traitorous. [Obs.] --Daniel.
2. Apt to make unexpected revelations. [Obs.] ``Nature is
proditorious.' --Sir H. Wotton.
Proditory
Proditory Prod"i*to*ry, a.
Treacherous. [Obs.]
Meaning of Prodi from wikipedia
-
Romano Prodi OMRI (Italian: [roˈmaːno
ˈprɔːdi] ; born 9
August 1939) is an
Italian politician who
served as
President of the
European Commission from 1999...
-
Prodi is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Giovanni Prodi (1925–2010), an
Italian mathematician;
Giorgio Prodi (1928–1987), an Italian...
-
Giorgio Prodi (August 12, 1928 –
December 4, 1987) was an
Italian medical scientist,
oncologist and semiotician.
Prodi was born in Scandiano,
Italy in...
-
Vittorio Prodi, the
physicist Franco Prodi [it], the
oncologist Giorgio Prodi, and the
mathematician Giovanni Prodi. In 1945, at the age of 13,
Prodi saw his...
- The
Prodi Commission was the
European Commission in
office between 1999 and 2004. The
administration was led by
former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi...
- created.
Following Santer,
Romano Prodi took office. The
Amsterdam Treaty had
increased the commission's
powers and
Prodi was
dubbed by the
press as something...
- The Po****rs for
Prodi (Italian:
Popolari per
Prodi) was an
electoral list of
political parties in Italy. The list parti****ted in the 1996
general election...
-
Vittorio Prodi (19 May 1937 – 29 July 2023) was an
Italian politician who
served as a
member of the
European Parliament from 2004
until 2014. He was a...
-
Giovanni Prodi (28 July 1925 – 29
January 2010) was an
Italian mathematician, also
known for many
activities concerning the
teaching of mathematics. There...
- 2007. The
historical leader and
ideologue of
these coalitions was
Romano Prodi,
Professor of
Economics and
former leftist Christian Democrat, who invented...
