Definition of prodigious Prodigious
/pɹʌdɪˈʤʌs/ - [prudijus] - pro•di•gious
We found 6 definitions of prodigious from 3 different sources.
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What does prodigious mean?
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| prodigious - of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" | ||
| portentous | ||
| significant, important fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" | ||
| prodigious - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" | ||
| colossal, stupendous | ||
| large, big having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" | ||
| prodigious - far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" | ||
| exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing | ||
| extraordinary (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prodigious (a.)
Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous. - prodigious (a.)
Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder.
