prodigious
19
7.5
- adjective
- /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
:
prodigioso
- The blue whale is a prodigious animal, reaching lengths of over 100 feet.
- prodigious effort
- prodigious amount
- prodigious appetite
Good morning with a prodigious amount of caffeine.
- Good morning with a prodigious amount of caffeine.
- But he had a very prodigious output for, for that time period.
- We must still face prodigious hilltops of opposition and gigantic mountains of resistance.
- Fellow cricket, lovers of cricket and equality, I'm very honoured to be here in this prodigious place.
- When you look at Zelazny's own work, which is a prodigious body of work, and you think about probably his most important series.
- And you could have been on that prodigious path had you kept at it.
- The cactus, for some reason or other, is the permanent prodigious natural form.
Examples
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He had a prodigious talent as an artist and was much sought after when it came to the documenting of one's wealth and position in society, in a portrait.
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I would not be writing this report except for their prodigious efforts on our behalf.
Academic text (2011) -
I have quite the prodigious memory when I choose to use it.
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I sense a prodigious effort in your work.
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You know that they lay a prodigious number of eggs.
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She has a prodigious talent and a great spirit.
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Now reports over the years have told of a prodigious musical talent so poised in devotion to God.
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Nowadays, even the most prestigious authors in Russia can only fantasize about such prodigious publication volume.
Academic text (2003) -
An old elk with a prodigious rack of antlers has come down out of the mountains.
Fiction book (1998) -
I knew of the reputation of tropical rainforests for harboring a prodigious diversity of species.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Important and famous because of high quality or influence
∞
3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
859
3.8
Very unusual or much greater than usual
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
588
2.8
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
156
1.0
Likely to do or enjoy something a lot
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
129
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
113
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
21
4.1
Very good and impressive
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
13
4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
7
4.2
Is very large and impressive in size or purpose
5
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
5
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
1
7.0
Much greater than normal in size, skill or success
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Very tall and impressive, rising high above other things
Far better than what is usual or expected
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word prodigious comes from the same root as prodigy and the old Latin word prodigium, which meant 'wonder' or 'marvel'. So a 'prodigious' thing is so large or amazing it feels like a wonder, and that is why the word now means extremely big or extraordinary.