prodigious

American  

[pruh-dij-uhs] / prəˈdɪdʒ əs /

adjective

1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc..

   a prodigious research grant.

   Synonyms:

   tremendous, gigantic, huge, immense, enormous

   Antonyms:

   tiny

2. wonderful or marvelous.

   a prodigious feat.

   Synonyms:

   miraculous, wondrous, astounding, stupendous, amazing

   Antonyms:

   ordinary

3. abnormal; monstrous.

4. Obsolete. ominous.

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prodigious British  

/ prəˈdɪdʒəs /

adjective

1. vast in size, extent, power, etc

2. wonderful or amazing

3. obsolete threatening

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Other Word Forms

• prodigiously adverb
• prodigiousness noun
• unprodigious adjective
• unprodigiously adverb
• unprodigiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of prodigious

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

Example Sentences

But Mr. Brown, in his refusal to credit counterbalancing positives, such as Roosevelt’s prodigious intellect or his genuine empathy for the less fortunate, risks reducing TR to a one-dimensional straw man.

From The Wall Street Journal

The academy has recognized “One Battle After Another” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s prodigious talents with plenty of nominations over the years.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Chernow traces the development of that singular voice, drawing upon Twain’s prodigious output and the tumultuous events that shaped him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Microchips shape U.S. foreign policy from the Netherlands, home of ASML, the No. 1 maker of chip-fabrication tools, to Taiwan and its prodigious Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the eve of the Civil War, America’s prodigious cotton cultivation had grown by orders of magnitude once again, nearing two billion pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• amazing
• astonishing
• astounding
• exceptional
• fantastic
• impressive
• marvelous
• miraculous
• phenomenal
• remarkable
• staggering