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   prodigious

   /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

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   • 1. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel" Similar enormoushugecolossalimmensevastgreatmassivegiganticmammothtremendousconsiderablesubstantiallargesizeableinordinatemonumentalmightygargantuanamazingastonishingastoundingstaggeringstunningmarvellousremarkablewonderfulphenomenalterrificmiraculousimpressivestrikingstartlingsensationalspectacularextraordinaryexceptionalbreathtakingincredibleunbelievableunusualinformal:humongousstupendousfantasticfabulousfantabulousmind-bogglingmind-blowingflabbergastingmegaawesomeginormousliterary:wondrousOpposite smallunexceptional
   • 2. unnatural or abnormal: archaic "rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births" Similar unnaturalmonstrousgrotesqueabnormal

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘portentous’): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium ‘portent’ (see prodigy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prodigiously adverb
   • 2. prodigiousness noun

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   What does prodigious mean?

   • Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong. If your cat had a prodigious litter of kittens, then you've got a houseful of kittens. This is a strong word that's also kind of formal. Save it for things that really blow you away because of their quality or quantity.

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   What is a prodigious writer?

   • A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well. Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong. If your cat had a prodigious litter of kittens, then you've got a houseful of kittens. This is a strong word that's also kind of formal.

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   What is the difference between monstrous and prodigious?

   • monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).

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   What is the opposite of 'prodigious'?

   • Prodigious (adj) is of momentous or ominous significance. Synonyms: olympian, stupendous, foreboding(a), portentous, fateful, colossal, surpassing, overblown, grandiloquent, pontifical, pompous, exceeding, exceptional. An opposite term is not directly mentioned in the provided passage.

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   Prodigious means extremely great in ability, amount, or strength. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious. A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow. A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well. Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong.

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   Prodigious means extremely impressive, causing amazement or wonder, or enormous in size, quantity, or degree. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Prodigious means very large or impressive, or wonderful or amazing. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of prodigious with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Prodigious means very large or powerful and causing surprise; impressive. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.