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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRODIG'IOUS, a. [L. prodigiosus. See Prodigy.]
1. Very great; huge; enormous in size, quantity, extent, etc.; as a mountain of prodigious size or altitude; a prodigious mass or quantity of water; an ocean or plain of prodigious extent. Hence,
2. Wonderful; astonishing; such as may seem a prodigy;monstrous; portentous.
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky.
Prodigious to relate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: colossal, prodigious, stupendous]
2: of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" [syn: portentous, prodigious]
3: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. obsolete being an omen ; portentous b. resembling or befitting a prodigy ; strange, unusual 2. exciting amazement or wonder 3. extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree ; enormous Synonyms: see monstrous • prodigiously adverb • prodigiousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 marvellous or amazing. 2 enormous. 3 abnormal. Derivatives: prodigiously adv. prodigiousness n. Etymology: L prodigiosus (as PRODIGY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prodigious Pro*di"gious, a. [L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See Prodigy.] 1. Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser. It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder. ``Prodigious might.'' --Milton. Syn: Huge; enormous; monstrous; portentous; marvelous; amazing; astonishing; extraordinary.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. (LITERARY) This business generates cash in prodigious amounts... ADJ: usu ADJ n • prodigiously She ate prodigiously. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv/adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Marvellous, wonderful, portentous, amazing, astonishing, surprising, astounding, strange, starting, extraordinary, uncommon, wondrous, miraculous, very strange, unheard of. 2. Enormous, monstrous, huge.

Moby Thesaurus

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