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prodigious - Dictionary definition and meaning for prodigious

PRODIGIOUS

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  • (adj.) 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"

    synonyms : colossal , stupendous

    The prodigious mountain left us speechless with wonder. -added by naila_inlas

    His vocabulary was so prodigious the amazed GRE staff awarded him a perfect score. -added by StudyProf.com

  • (adj.) 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"

    synonyms : exceeding , exceptional , olympian , surpassing

    My grandmother has a prodigious memory, and can clearly remember incidents that occurred 70 years ago. -added by naila_inlas

  • (adj.) of momentous or ominous significance

    "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity", "a prodigious vision"

    synonyms : portentous

    The prodigious darkness of the forest indicated what horrors it held within. -added by naila_inlas

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for prodigious

  • (Tag: ) Pro+Digious= Professional Diggaj

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  • (Tag: ) pro+Dj=> professional DJ is extra ordinary

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  • (Tag: hindi) Asadharan

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  • (Tag: root) The root PRO- means 'in favor of'.The root DIGI- (e.g., digit) refers to numbers or quantity. So, PRODIGIOUS refers to a favorable (or great) number.

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  • (Tag: English, huge amount) Think PROfessional/DIGger=HUGE amount. A PRO DIGGER--with his fancy digging uniform and silver shovel--digs such HUGE quantities of dirt that he's able to completely fill in the ocean.

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