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   pro·di·gious

   /prəˈdijəs/

   adjective

   • 1. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel" Similar enormoushugecolossalimmensevastgreatmassivegiganticmammothtremendousconsiderablesubstantiallargesizeableinordinatemonumentalmightygargantuanamazingastonishingastoundingstaggeringstunningmarvelousremarkablewonderfulphenomenalterrificmiraculousimpressivestrikingstartlingsensationalspectacularextraordinaryexceptionalbreathtakingincredibleunbelievableunusualinformal:humongousstupendousfantasticfabulousfantabulousmind-bogglingmind-blowingflabbergastingmegaawesomeginormousliterary:wondrousOpposite smallunexceptional
   • 2. unnatural or abnormal: archaic "rumors of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births" Similar unnaturalmonstrousgrotesqueabnormal

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘portentous’): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium ‘portent’ (see prodigy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prodigiously adverb
   • 2. prodigiousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRODIGIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels. She was a prodigious musician. He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. goodly old-fashioned.

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   1. : causing amazement or wonder. 2. : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous. 3. a. : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual. b. obsolete : being an omen : portentous. prodigiously adverb. prodigiousness noun. Did you know? Prodigious, monstrous, tremendous, and stupendous all mean extremely impressive.

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   Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious. A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow. A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well. Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRODIGIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels. She was a prodigious musician. He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. goodly old-fashioned.

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   Prodigious definition: extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.. See examples of PRODIGIOUS used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRODIGIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts. American English : prodigious / prəˈdɪdʒəs /

8. www.yourdictionary.com › prodigiousProdigious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Origin of Prodigious. From French prodigieux, from Latin prodigiosus (“unnatural, strange, wonderful, marvelous" ), from prodigium (“an omen, portent, monster" ). From Wiktionary. Latin prōdigiōsus portentous, monstrous from prōdigium omen.