prodigious
adjective
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc..
prodigiously
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a word derived from
prodigious.
Example Sentences
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A prodigiously talented junior, Hunter Bell has made rapid improvement since re-establishing contact with coach Trevor Painter after repeated injuries and a move to America caused her to fall out of love with the sport.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
You have invested so prodigiously that you have left yourself with a whopper of a tax bill if you were to withdraw large sums now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
He also began building houses worldwide for Habitat for Humanity, and he wrote prodigiously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
For instance, cancer cells often grow prodigiously in nutrient-starved environments, in part by producing more of certain proteins that promote growth.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
And speaking of which: when Hassan Harbish showed up at the Kalman School in tenth grade after a decade of home-schooling, he was plenty smart, albeit not prodigiously so.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
