prodigious 音标拼音: [prəd'ɪdʒəs]
a . 很大的,惊人的,异常的
很大的,惊人的,异常的
prodigious 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 " [
synonym : {
colossal },
{
prodigious }, {
stupendous }]
2 :
of momentous or ominous significance ; "
such a portentous ...
monster raised all my curiosity "-
Herman Melville ; "
a prodigious vision " [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
exceeding },
{
exceptional }, {
olympian }, {
prodigious }, {
surpassing }]
Prodigious \
Pro *
di "
gious \,
a . [
L .
prodigiosus ,
fr .
prodigium a prodigy ;
cf .
F .
prodigieux .
See {
Prodigy }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Of the nature of a prodigy ;
marvelous ;
wonderful ;
portentous . [
Obs .
or R .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky .
--
Sir T .
Browne .
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1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Huge ;
enormous ;
monstrous ;
portentous ;
marvelous ;
amazing ;
astonishing ;
extraordinary .
[
1913 Webster ]
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prodigious ":
Atlantean ,
Brobdingnagian ,
Cyclopean ,
Gargantuan ,
Herculean ,
Homeric ,
abysmal ,
amazing ,
amplitudinous ,
astonishing ,
astounding ,
astronomic ,
astronomical ,
awesome ,
beguiling ,
bewildering ,
bewitched ,
boundless ,
bulky ,
colossal ,
cosmic ,
cracking ,
cyclopean ,
dumbfounding ,
elephantine ,
enchanted ,
enigmatic ,
enormous ,
epic ,
exceptional ,
extensive ,
extraordinary ,
fabulous ,
fantastic ,
fascinating ,
flabbergasting ,
galactic ,
gargantuan ,
giant ,
giantlike ,
gigantic ,
heroic ,
huge ,
humongous ,
immeasurable ,
immense ,
incomprehensible ,
inconceivable ,
incredible ,
indescribable ,
ineffable ,
infinite ,
jumbo ,
king -
size ,
large ,
legendary ,
leviathan ,
magical ,
mammoth ,
marvelous ,
massive ,
massy ,
mighty ,
mind -
blowing ,
mind -
boggling ,
miraculous ,
monster ,
monstrous ,
monumental ,
mortal ,
mountainous ,
mythical ,
necromantic ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
outlandish ,
outsize ,
overgrown ,
passing strange ,
phenomenal ,
portentous ,
profound ,
puzzling ,
rare ,
remarkable ,
sensational ,
sizable ,
spacious ,
spectacular ,
staggering ,
startling ,
strange ,
striking ,
stupefying ,
stupendous ,
surprising ,
thaumaturgic ,
titanic ,
towering ,
tremendous ,
unexampled ,
unheard -
of ,
unimaginable ,
unique ,
unparalleled ,
unprecedented ,
unspeakable ,
unusual ,
vast ,
voluminous ,
weighty ,
wonder -
working ,
wonderful ,
wondrous
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PRODIGIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Prodigious, monstrous, tremendous, and stupendous all mean extremely impressive Prodigious suggests marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something that is felt as going far beyond a previous maximum of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size ("acrobats performing prodigious aerial feats")
PRODIGIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com PRODIGIOUS definition: extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc See examples of prodigious used in a sentence
PRODIGIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PRODIGIOUS definition: 1 extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: 2 extremely great in ability, amount, or… Learn more
prodigious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of prodigious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
prodigious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective prodigious (comparative more prodigious, superlative most prodigious) Extraordinarily amazing
Prodigious - definition of prodigious by The Free Dictionary 1 Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm 2 Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent 3 Obsolete Portentous; ominous
PRODIGIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Their ability to invent deadly pastimes in a room mostly emptied of dangerous objects is prodigious
prodigious, adj. ( int. ) adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . . Factsheet What does the word prodigious mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word prodigious, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Prodigious - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well
Prodigious Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary formal 1 : amazing or wonderful : very impressive a prodigious achievement effort talent 2 : very big a prodigious amount