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   prodigious

   /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

   adjective

   • 1. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel" Similar enormoushugecolossalimmensevastgreatmassivegiganticmammothtremendousconsiderablesubstantiallargesizeableinordinatemonumentalmightygargantuanamazingastonishingastoundingstaggeringstunningmarvellousremarkablewonderfulphenomenalterrificmiraculousimpressivestrikingstartlingsensationalspectacularextraordinaryexceptionalbreathtakingincredibleunbelievableunusualinformal:humongousstupendousfantasticfabulousfantabulousmind-bogglingmind-blowingflabbergastingmegaawesomeginormousliterary:wondrousOpposite smallunexceptional
   • 2. unnatural or abnormal: archaic "rumours 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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   The meaning of PRODIGIOUS is causing amazement or wonder. How to use prodigious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Prodigious.

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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.

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.

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   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.

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

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   1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. a prodigious research grant. 2. wonderful or marvelous. a prodigious feat. 3. abnormal; monstrous. 4. obsolete.

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   Definition of prodigious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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.

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    A complete guide to the word "PRODIGIOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.