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- Dictionaryprodigious/prəˈdɪdʒəs/
adjective
- 1. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel" Similar Opposite
- 2. unnatural or abnormal: archaic "rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births" Similar
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extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels. She was a prodigious musician. He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. goodly old-fashioned.
The meaning of PRODIGIOUS is causing amazement or wonder. How to use prodigious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Prodigious.
extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels. She was a prodigious musician. He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. goodly old-fashioned.
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 definition: extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.. See examples of PRODIGIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of 'prodigious' Word Frequency. prodigious. (prədɪdʒəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. [literary] This business generates cash in prodigious amounts. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory. Synonyms: huge, giant, massive, vast More Synonyms of prodigious.
Definition of prodigious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
