Prodigious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈdɪdʒəs|  American pronunciation of the word prodigious
Brit.  |prəˈdɪdʒəs|  British pronunciation of the word prodigious

adjective

- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe (syn: colossal, stupendous)
a prodigious storm
- of momentous or ominous significance (syn: portentous)
a prodigious vision
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree (syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing)
the young Mozart's prodigious talents

Extra examples

...stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences...

...a prodigious supply of canned food kept in the basement for emergencies...

She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.

She was a prodigious musician.

Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy.

He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.

...a retired football player whose chief asset—his prodigious girth—has now become a liability...

Unlike France, Italy relies on dozens of indigenous regional grape varieties for its prodigious range of wines.

Graceful afield and afoot in his youth, he bullied into a prodigious slugger in his final years.

Egypt comprehended anciently a prodigious number of cities.

Forty-five works remained after his death to attest his prodigious industry.

There is a prodigious annulus encompassing Saturn.

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