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pro·di·gious
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adjective
1.
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree,
force
, etc.:
a prodigious research grant.
2.
wonderful or marvelous:
a prodigious feat.
3.
abnormal; monstrous.
4.
Obsolete
.
ominous.
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Origin:
1545–55;
<
Latin
prōdigiōsus
marvelous.
See
prodigy
,
-ous
Related forms
pro·di·gious·ly,
adverb
pro·di·gious·ness,
noun
un·pro·di·gious,
adjective
un·pro·di·gious·ly,
adverb
un·pro·di·gious·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
prodigious,
prestigious
.
Synonyms
1.
enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous.
2.
amazing, stupendous, astounding, wondrous, miraculous.
Antonyms
1.
tiny.
2.
ordinary.
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prodigious
(prəˈdɪdʒəs)
—
adj
1.
vast in size, extent, power, etc
2.
wonderful or amazing
3.
obsolete
threatening
[C16: from Latin
prōdigiōsus
marvellous, from
prōdigium,
see
prodigy
]
pro'digiously
—
adv
pro'digiousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
prodigious
1550s, "having the appearance of a prodigy," from L. prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous," from prodigium (see
prodigy
). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c.1600.
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