prodigious
pro·di·gious
(prə-dĭj′əs)adj.
1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm.
2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent.
3. Obsolete Portentous; ominous.
[Latin prōdigiōsus, portentous, monstrous, from prōdigium, omen.]
pro·di′gious·ly adv.
pro·di′gious·ness n.
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prodigious
(prəˈdɪdʒəs)adj
1. vast in size, extent, power, etc
2. wonderful or amazing
3. obsolete threatening
[C16: from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see prodigy]
proˈdigiously adv
proˈdigiousness n
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pro•di•gious
(prəˈdɪdʒ əs)adj.
1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, etc.
2. arousing admiration or amazement: a prodigious feat.
3. abnormal; monstrous.
4. Obs. ominous.
[1545–55; < Latin prōdigiōsus marvelous. See prodigy, -ous]
pro•di′gious•ly, adv.
pro•di′gious•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | prodigious - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| 2. | prodigious - of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" | |
| 3. | prodigious - far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
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prodigious
adjective
1. huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tremendous, immense, gigantic, monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, stellar (informal), stupendous, inordinate, immeasurable This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.
huge small, tiny, negligible
2. wonderful, striking, amazing, unusual, dramatic, impressive, extraordinary, remarkable, fantastic (informal), fabulous, staggering, marvellous, startling, exceptional, abnormal, phenomenal, astounding, miraculous, stupendous, flabbergasting (informal) He impressed everyone with his prodigious memory.
wonderful normal, usual, ordinary, unremarkable, unimpressive, unexceptional
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prodigious
adjective1. Of extraordinary size and power:
behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.
2. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:
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prodigious
[prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj [amount, sum, memory, appetite] → prodigieux/euse
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prodigious
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prodigious
[prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj → prodigioso/a, straordinario/a
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