prodigality

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The Void of Azuzel was originally designed to punish prodigality, avarice’s mirror image, and vanity, pride reflected back on itself.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2021

In point of extravagance and notoriety, the most celebrated of the feasts was that arranged by Tigellinus; which I shall describe as a type, instead of narrating time and again the monotonous tale of prodigality.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

And her most resourceful construction is the novel itself, a feat of narrative prodigality that staves off, word by word, the destruction of an entire community.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2015

“Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct.”

From Forbes • Sep. 28, 2014

Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald