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prodigious [prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj
1. vast in size, extent, power, etc. 2. wonderful or amazing 3. Obsolete threatening [from Latin prōdigiōsus marvellous, from prōdigium, see prodigy] prodigiously adv prodigiousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
prodigious adjective 1. huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tremendous, immense, gigantic, monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, stellar (informal), stupendous, inordinate, immeasurable This business generates cash in prodigious amounts. huge small, tiny, negligible 2. wonderful, striking, amazing, unusual, dramatic, impressive, extraordinary, remarkable, fantastic (informal), fabulous, staggering, marvellous, startling, exceptional, abnormal, phenomenal, astounding, miraculous, stupendous, flabbergasting (informal) He impressed everyone with his prodigious memory. wonderful normal, usual, ordinary, unremarkable, unimpressive, unexceptional Translations prodigious [prəˈdɪdʒəs] ADJ [amount, quantity] → enorme, ingente; [appetite] → enorme; [memory, energy] → prodigioso she is a prodigious reader → lee una barbaridad prodigious [prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj [amount, sum, memory, appetite] → prodigieux/euse prodigious prodigious [prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj → prodigioso/a, straordinario/a prodigious [prəˈdɪdʒəs] adj → prodigioso/a, straordinario/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As the news of my arrival spread through the kingdom, it brought prodigious numbers of rich, idle, and curious people to see me; so that the villages were almost emptied; and great neglect of tillage and household affairs must have ensued, if his imperial majesty had not provided, by several proclamations and orders of state, against this inconveniency. The fourth whom we shall notice had no name that his companions knew of, and was chiefly distinguished by a sneer that always contorted his thin visage, and by a prodigious pair of spectacles, which were supposed to deform and discolor the whole face of nature, to this gentleman's perception. The fourth whom we shall notice had no name that his companions knew of, and was chiefly distinguished by a sneer that always contorted his thin visage, and by a prodigious pair of spectacles, which were supposed to deform and discolor the whole face of nature, to this gentleman's perception. |
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