Definition of prodigious in English:

prodigious

adjective prəˈdɪdʒəsprəˈdɪdʒəs

1Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
（范围，规模，程度）巨大的，庞大的
the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
这种炉子消耗大量燃料。
her memory was prodigious
Example sentencesExamples
- Not non-existent, just a tad light when compared to the prodigious talent and output of Lennon-McCartney.
- It was obviously a big blow, but we have a prodigious amount of young talent at this club and it will give somebody else a chance to come in and fill his shoes.
- Despite her failing eyesight she made prodigious amounts of lace tatting for her clothes, and for family and friends.
- Francis in particular is a mightily impressive performer and he and Holt get through a prodigious amount of work in matches.
- Each section surveys the church across Africa, and draws together prodigious amounts of information.
- He took a prodigious amount of drugs washed down with booze.
- His own prodigious creative talent was fuelled by the stuff of the everyday.
- This process, as can be seen by the previous Lexington example, burns a prodigious amount of fuel.
- In order to be visible at all at the huge distances implied by their redshifts, quasars must produce prodigious amounts of energy.
- Plenty of people have spent prodigious amounts of time teasing out that complexity-in-simplicity.
- She has charmed the world with her prodigious talent and her level-headed approach to her growing celebrity.
- Best's prodigious talent drew the affection and awe of millions of fans and tributes to him poured in from across the football world last night.
- He would listen intently to his mother's lessons and as his prodigious talent became apparent she began to teach him, too.
- Until now 29-year-old Canonica has been remarkable only for his prodigious length off the tee.
- I wasn't really in the mood to get heavily into the intellectual history, but there's plenty there to ponder, and a prodigious amount of research.
- It is, of course, possible simply to use the time for drinking and eating to prodigious degrees, but that is to miss the very point of it all?
- Most importantly, you get to prance about in costume and consume prodigious amounts of liquor whilst meeting new people.
- The producers would have done better to spend more time on its story rather than mistaking the opportunity to make a film as prodigious talent.
- They eat prodigious amounts of beetles that would otherwise bore into your desert trees.
- To the boy's surprise, it spread a pair of tan and gold wings that were prodigious in size, which caused it to appear as if it were towering over him.
Synonyms
enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty, gargantuan
amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, terrific, miraculous, impressive, striking, startling, sensational, spectacular, extraordinary, exceptional, breathtaking, incredible, unbelievable, unusual
informal humongous, stupendous, fantastic, fabulous, fantabulous, mind-boggling, mind-blowing, flabbergasting, mega, awesome
British informal ginormous
literary wondrous
2archaic Unnatural or abnormal.
〈古〉不自然的；不正常的
rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births
诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。
Synonyms
unnatural, monstrous, grotesque, abnormal

Derivatives

prodigiously

adverb prəˈdɪdʒəsli

as submodifier a prodigiously gifted artist
Example sentencesExamples
- Apart from squandering the resources of a prodigiously gifted cast, the film's greatest shortcoming must be its inability to generate the merest scintilla of dramatic tension around its central narrative thread.
- Madame de Stael wrote prodigiously throughout the years of political turmoil, and none of her works, even those she tried to rid of overt political content, endeared her to the authorities of the moment.
- What is even more remarkable to physicists is the fact that this prodigiously powerful computing device has developed through biological evolution, with all of its apparent uncertainties and redundancies.
- How Roberts, a prodigiously gifted schoolboy, ended up pursuing a life of crime is a book in itself.
- It was of course a tongue in cheek remark; Sir Frank was a prodigiously hard worker, who took immense pleasure in what he did.

prodigiousness

noun prəˈdɪdʒəsnəsprəˈdɪdʒəsnəs

This prodigiousness may come as a surprise to those familiar with Prewitt's work.
Example sentencesExamples
- And yet, there are some literary authors whom we embrace for their prodigiousness.
- In fact, youthful prodigiousness is the leading edge of a wider cultural preoccupation with early high performance in our meritocratic era.
- With a fabulous makeover that would make Rikki Lake jealous, Caswell leads the new toy Machine with prodigiousness, ATV-ability, and an unrufflable good nature.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'portentous'): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium 'portent' (see prodigy).

Rhymes

irreligious, litigious, prestigious, religious, sacrilegious

Definition of prodigious in US English:

prodigious

adjectiveprəˈdijəsprəˈdɪdʒəs

1Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
（范围，规模，程度）巨大的，庞大的
the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
这种炉子消耗大量燃料。
Example sentencesExamples
- Francis in particular is a mightily impressive performer and he and Holt get through a prodigious amount of work in matches.
- He would listen intently to his mother's lessons and as his prodigious talent became apparent she began to teach him, too.
- It is, of course, possible simply to use the time for drinking and eating to prodigious degrees, but that is to miss the very point of it all?
- He took a prodigious amount of drugs washed down with booze.
- Most importantly, you get to prance about in costume and consume prodigious amounts of liquor whilst meeting new people.
- Despite her failing eyesight she made prodigious amounts of lace tatting for her clothes, and for family and friends.
- The producers would have done better to spend more time on its story rather than mistaking the opportunity to make a film as prodigious talent.
- Not non-existent, just a tad light when compared to the prodigious talent and output of Lennon-McCartney.
- His own prodigious creative talent was fuelled by the stuff of the everyday.
- It was obviously a big blow, but we have a prodigious amount of young talent at this club and it will give somebody else a chance to come in and fill his shoes.
- She has charmed the world with her prodigious talent and her level-headed approach to her growing celebrity.
- Until now 29-year-old Canonica has been remarkable only for his prodigious length off the tee.
- Plenty of people have spent prodigious amounts of time teasing out that complexity-in-simplicity.
- To the boy's surprise, it spread a pair of tan and gold wings that were prodigious in size, which caused it to appear as if it were towering over him.
- They eat prodigious amounts of beetles that would otherwise bore into your desert trees.
- This process, as can be seen by the previous Lexington example, burns a prodigious amount of fuel.
- I wasn't really in the mood to get heavily into the intellectual history, but there's plenty there to ponder, and a prodigious amount of research.
- Best's prodigious talent drew the affection and awe of millions of fans and tributes to him poured in from across the football world last night.
- In order to be visible at all at the huge distances implied by their redshifts, quasars must produce prodigious amounts of energy.
- Each section surveys the church across Africa, and draws together prodigious amounts of information.
Synonyms
enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty, gargantuan
2archaic Unnatural or abnormal.
〈古〉不自然的；不正常的
rumors of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births
诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。
Synonyms
unnatural, monstrous, grotesque, abnormal

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘portentous’): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium ‘portent’ (see prodigy).

词汇	prodigious
释义	Definition of prodigious in English: prodigious adjective prəˈdɪdʒəsprəˈdɪdʒəs 1Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. （范围，规模，程度）巨大的，庞大的 the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel 这种炉子消耗大量燃料。 her memory was prodigious Example sentencesExamples Not non-existent, just a tad light when compared to the prodigious talent and output of Lennon-McCartney. It was obviously a big blow, but we have a prodigious amount of young talent at this club and it will give somebody else a chance to come in and fill his shoes. Despite her failing eyesight she made prodigious amounts of lace tatting for her clothes, and for family and friends. Francis in particular is a mightily impressive performer and he and Holt get through a prodigious amount of work in matches. Each section surveys the church across Africa, and draws together prodigious amounts of information. He took a prodigious amount of drugs washed down with booze. His own prodigious creative talent was fuelled by the stuff of the everyday. This process, as can be seen by the previous Lexington example, burns a prodigious amount of fuel. In order to be visible at all at the huge distances implied by their redshifts, quasars must produce prodigious amounts of energy. Plenty of people have spent prodigious amounts of time teasing out that complexity-in-simplicity. She has charmed the world with her prodigious talent and her level-headed approach to her growing celebrity. Best's prodigious talent drew the affection and awe of millions of fans and tributes to him poured in from across the football world last night. He would listen intently to his mother's lessons and as his prodigious talent became apparent she began to teach him, too. Until now 29-year-old Canonica has been remarkable only for his prodigious length off the tee. I wasn't really in the mood to get heavily into the intellectual history, but there's plenty there to ponder, and a prodigious amount of research. It is, of course, possible simply to use the time for drinking and eating to prodigious degrees, but that is to miss the very point of it all? Most importantly, you get to prance about in costume and consume prodigious amounts of liquor whilst meeting new people. The producers would have done better to spend more time on its story rather than mistaking the opportunity to make a film as prodigious talent. They eat prodigious amounts of beetles that would otherwise bore into your desert trees. To the boy's surprise, it spread a pair of tan and gold wings that were prodigious in size, which caused it to appear as if it were towering over him. Synonyms enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty, gargantuan amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, terrific, miraculous, impressive, striking, startling, sensational, spectacular, extraordinary, exceptional, breathtaking, incredible, unbelievable, unusual informal humongous, stupendous, fantastic, fabulous, fantabulous, mind-boggling, mind-blowing, flabbergasting, mega, awesome British informal ginormous literary wondrous 2archaic Unnatural or abnormal. 〈古〉不自然的；不正常的 rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births 诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。 Synonyms unnatural, monstrous, grotesque, abnormal Derivatives prodigiously adverb prəˈdɪdʒəsli as submodifier a prodigiously gifted artist Example sentencesExamples Apart from squandering the resources of a prodigiously gifted cast, the film's greatest shortcoming must be its inability to generate the merest scintilla of dramatic tension around its central narrative thread. Madame de Stael wrote prodigiously throughout the years of political turmoil, and none of her works, even those she tried to rid of overt political content, endeared her to the authorities of the moment. What is even more remarkable to physicists is the fact that this prodigiously powerful computing device has developed through biological evolution, with all of its apparent uncertainties and redundancies. How Roberts, a prodigiously gifted schoolboy, ended up pursuing a life of crime is a book in itself. It was of course a tongue in cheek remark; Sir Frank was a prodigiously hard worker, who took immense pleasure in what he did. prodigiousness noun prəˈdɪdʒəsnəsprəˈdɪdʒəsnəs This prodigiousness may come as a surprise to those familiar with Prewitt's work. Example sentencesExamples And yet, there are some literary authors whom we embrace for their prodigiousness. In fact, youthful prodigiousness is the leading edge of a wider cultural preoccupation with early high performance in our meritocratic era. With a fabulous makeover that would make Rikki Lake jealous, Caswell leads the new toy Machine with prodigiousness, ATV-ability, and an unrufflable good nature. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'portentous'): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium 'portent' (see prodigy). Rhymes irreligious, litigious, prestigious, religious, sacrilegious Definition of prodigious in US English: prodigious adjectiveprəˈdijəsprəˈdɪdʒəs 1Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. （范围，规模，程度）巨大的，庞大的 the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel 这种炉子消耗大量燃料。 Example sentencesExamples Francis in particular is a mightily impressive performer and he and Holt get through a prodigious amount of work in matches. He would listen intently to his mother's lessons and as his prodigious talent became apparent she began to teach him, too. It is, of course, possible simply to use the time for drinking and eating to prodigious degrees, but that is to miss the very point of it all? He took a prodigious amount of drugs washed down with booze. Most importantly, you get to prance about in costume and consume prodigious amounts of liquor whilst meeting new people. Despite her failing eyesight she made prodigious amounts of lace tatting for her clothes, and for family and friends. The producers would have done better to spend more time on its story rather than mistaking the opportunity to make a film as prodigious talent. Not non-existent, just a tad light when compared to the prodigious talent and output of Lennon-McCartney. His own prodigious creative talent was fuelled by the stuff of the everyday. It was obviously a big blow, but we have a prodigious amount of young talent at this club and it will give somebody else a chance to come in and fill his shoes. She has charmed the world with her prodigious talent and her level-headed approach to her growing celebrity. Until now 29-year-old Canonica has been remarkable only for his prodigious length off the tee. Plenty of people have spent prodigious amounts of time teasing out that complexity-in-simplicity. To the boy's surprise, it spread a pair of tan and gold wings that were prodigious in size, which caused it to appear as if it were towering over him. They eat prodigious amounts of beetles that would otherwise bore into your desert trees. This process, as can be seen by the previous Lexington example, burns a prodigious amount of fuel. I wasn't really in the mood to get heavily into the intellectual history, but there's plenty there to ponder, and a prodigious amount of research. Best's prodigious talent drew the affection and awe of millions of fans and tributes to him poured in from across the football world last night. In order to be visible at all at the huge distances implied by their redshifts, quasars must produce prodigious amounts of energy. Each section surveys the church across Africa, and draws together prodigious amounts of information. Synonyms enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty, gargantuan 2archaic Unnatural or abnormal. 〈古〉不自然的；不正常的 rumors of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births 诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。 Synonyms unnatural, monstrous, grotesque, abnormal Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘portentous’): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium ‘portent’ (see prodigy).
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