prodigious

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adjective

1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe (Freq. 4)
- colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
- has a colossal nerve
- a prodigious storm
- a stupendous field of grass
- stupendous demand
• Syn:
colossal, stupendous
• Similar to:
large, big
• Derivationally related forms:
prodigy, colossus (for: colossal)
2. 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, surpassing
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
exception (for: exceptional)
3. of momentous or ominous significance
- "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville
- a prodigious vision
• Syn:
portentous
• Similar to:
significant, important
• Derivationally related forms:
prodigy, portent (for: portentous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing, portentous, colossal, stupendous