prodigious
- extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat.
- abnormal; monstrous.
- Obsolete. ominous.
Origin of prodigious
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chiefly, generally, mostly, widely, principally, broadly, predominantly, decidedly, particularly, absolutely, awfully, profoundly, excessively, remarkably, certainly, deeply, wonderfully, pretty, incredibly, eminentlyExamples from the Web for prodigiously
Contemporary Examples of prodigiously
Lola, California is a startling novel, as prodigiously smart as it is technically proficient.
Historical Examples of prodigiously
The French dress will become you prodigiously, I foresee—but, just Heaven!
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
I like him prodigiously, to use a lady's word (not yours, Rosamond).
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
At the outset, be it confessed that it was a study that attracted him prodigiously.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
For himself he had a prodigiously profound feeling, as you may also have gathered.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
But with all their machines, it was a prodigiously difficult work to get it along.
Rollo in ParisJacob Abbott
prodigious
- vast in size, extent, power, etc
- wonderful or amazing
- obsolete threatening
Word Origin for prodigious
Word Origin and History for prodigiously
prodigious
1550s, "ominous," from Middle French prodigieux and directly from Latin prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous, unnatural," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c.1600. Related: Prodigiously; prodigiosity.