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Origin of prodigious

First recorded in 1545–55, prodigious is from the Latin word prōdigiōsus marvelous. See prodigy, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM prodigious

pro·di·gious·ly, adverbpro·di·gious·ness, nounun·pro·di·gious, adjectiveun·pro·di·gious·ly, adverb

un·pro·di·gious·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prodigious

prodigious , prestigious

Words nearby prodigious

prodding, Prodi, prodigal, prodigality, prodigal son, prodigious, prodigy, prodomos, prodromal, prodrome, prodrug

How to use prodigious in a sentence

The former governor, who served from 2014 to 2018, has long been a prodigious Democratic fundraiser, but Youngkin’s personal wealth and willingness to spend his own money could make this year’s race the most expensive in Virginia history.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Up to this point, Thiel was one of the few Americans who had managed to amass prodigious Roth accounts.
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank|by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler|June 24, 2021|ProPublica
In all other ways, she’s largely performing as she did last season, which is remarkable from a raw production rate, given that she once again shares the frontcourt with the prodigious talents of Liz Cambage.
The WNBA Players And Teams Making Noise So Far|Howard Megdal|June 16, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The biological sciences require both a grasp of critical organizing concepts and the mastery of prodigious amounts of specific details within each domain and sub-discipline.
The “Lab Leak”: It’s Not Enough to Say Accidents Happen - Facts So Romantic|Thomas Levenson|June 8, 2021|Nautilus

In the courtroom, he fascinated the public with his cool, pointed oratory and prodigious memory, as well as his relentlessness.
F. Lee Bailey, defense lawyer for the famous and infamous, dies at 87|Paul W. Valentine|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
No biography of Jack Nicholson could long skirt the issue of his prodigious appetites.
Jack Nicholson Deserves a Better Biography Than This|Christopher Bray|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, after going to his reward, he has been publishing at a prodigious pace.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK|Ted Widmer|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Couple with its prodigious online presence, it has become a global brand to be reckoned with.
Best Business Longreads for the Week of October 5, 2013|William O’Connor|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He knows better than anyone the law of carnage and its prodigious repetitions in our time.
For Didier François|Bernard-Henri Lévy|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That would be quite a bombshell indeed—not to mention a prodigious technical feat.
A Geek’s Guide to the NSA Scandal: What You May Not Know About Data Collection|Charles Johnson|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I asked whether he or the crew had seen any prodigious birds in the air about the time he first discovered me?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He was six feet ten inches in height, and his strength is represented to have been prodigious.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The gigantic pylon, its shoulders breaking the sky four-square far overhead, seemed the prodigious portal of another world.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
He has evidently some prodigious secret, which he is determined to envelope in still deeper secrecy.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He fancied that he could see it, even at this distance, and another of his prodigious sighs issued from his lips.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for prodigious

prodigious

/ (prəˈdɪdʒəs) /

adjective

vast in size, extent, power, etc

wonderful or amazing

obsolete threatening

Derived forms of prodigious

prodigiously, adverbprodigiousness, noun

Word Origin for prodigious

C16: from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see prodigy

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