prodigious
[ pruh-dij-uhs ]
/ prəˈdɪdʒ əs /
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adjective
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat.
abnormal; monstrous.
Obsolete. ominous.
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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, nounWord Origin for prodigious
C16: from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see prodigy
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