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| 1. | [ adjective ] (antiquity) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | |
| Synonyms: | colossal stupendous | |
| Examples: | "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple" "has a colossal nerve" "a prodigious storm" "a stupendous field of grass" "stupendous demand" |
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| Related terms: | large | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of momentous or ominous significance | |
| Synonyms: | portentous | |
| Examples: | "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville "a prodigious vision" |
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| Related terms: | significant | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | |
| Synonyms: | exceptional surpassing olympian exceeding | |
| Examples: | "a night of exceeding darkness" "an exceptional memory" "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy" "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" |
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| Related terms: | extraordinary | |
| Similar spelling: |
prodigiously predacious prodigy predaceous prodigal Pridgeon prodigally predigest |
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