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Prodigious
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.

Meaning of Prodigious from wikipedia

- Look up prodigy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prodigy, Prodigies or The Prodigy may refer to: Child prodigy, a child who produces meaningful output...
- The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet is a 2013 adventure drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and co-written with Guillaume Laurant, an adaptation...
- form of savant abilities. It is estimated that fewer than one hundred prodigious savants are currently living, with skills so extraordinary that they would...
- The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife (La zapatera prodigiosa), also known as The Shoemaker's Wonderful Wife and The Shoemaker's Prosperous Wife, is a play by...
- The Lawrenceville Stories (also known as The Prodigious Hickey) is a 1987–1989 miniseries, directed by Allan A. Goldstein and Robert Iscove, based on The...
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- feature film acting debut in a 2013 adventure drama film The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, he pla**** the eponymous lead role, directed by Jean-Pierre...
- announced to be appearing in the 2013 adaptation (entitled The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet) of Reif L****n's book The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet....
- of chess that far exceeds what might be expected at their age. Their prodigious talent will often enable them to defeat experienced adult players and...
- short and witty form was intended: "The brief Novella has ever been a prodigious favorite with the nation…since the days of Boccaccio." In 1902, William...