adjective
prodigious
pruh-DIHD-zhuhs
adjective
1
Remarkably large, powerful, or impressive in size or degree.
"She has a prodigious talent for languages."
"The company achieved prodigious growth in just two years."
How to Use Prodigious
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExtremely impressive in size, amount, or ability.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
prodigious talent
prodigious amount
prodigious appetite
Word Forms
more prodigious comparative, more prodigious comparative, most prodigious superlative, most prodigious superlative
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Etymology
From Latin prōdigiōsus, "strange, marvellous," from prōdigium, "omen, portent" — related to the word prodigy.