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prodigious

[ pruh-dij-uhs ]

adjective

  1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.:

    a prodigious research grant.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. wonderful or marvelous:

    a prodigious feat.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. abnormal; monstrous.
  4. Obsolete. ominous.


prodigious

/ əˈɪə /

adjective

  1. vast in size, extent, power, etc
  2. wonderful or amazing
  3. obsolete.
    threatening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱dzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈ徱dzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·徱gdzܲ· adverb
  • ·徱gdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲp·徱gdzܲ adjective
  • un·徱gdzܲ· adverb
  • un·徱gdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prodigious1

First recorded in 1545–55, prodigious is from the Latin word ō徱ōܲ marvelous. See prodigy, -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prodigious1

C16: from Latin ō徱ōܲ marvellous, from ō徱ܳ, see prodigy
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Porter was elected to Congress in 2018 in a longtime GOP stronghold in Orange County, and was among the most prodigious fundraisers in Congress.

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At least mortgages were tied to real property that human beings could live in or rebuild or sell, even at a prodigious loss.

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Red dwarfs are prodigious emitters of stellar wind, a mixture of electrons and other charged particles.

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In his short career, the prodigious Smith looks to have all the gears of an F1 car and can start in any of them.

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When Nadal emerged as a prodigious teenager, making his ATP Tour debut in 1999 aged 15, he was known simply for being the nephew of Barcelona and Spain footballer Miguel Angel.

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