Of expenditure, style of living, etc.: Characterized by waste or extravagance.

Of a person: that has lived a reckless or extravagant life away from home, but subsequently made a repentant return. Also more generally and figur…

Resembling a sieve; perforated like a sieve.

Characterized by or given to profusion; lavish; abundant.

Prodigal, licentious; (in early use also) †incorrigible.

Of conduct, etc.: Characterized by extravagant expenditure.

Poured out freely; chiefly transferred and figurative wide-spreading, overflowing, unrestrained, extravagant. Obsolete or archaic.

attributive passing into adj. Characterized or marked by excessive or improvident expenditure; wasteful.