Prodigious

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪdÊ’É™s

Origin

From French prodigieux, from Latin prodigiosus ("unnatural, strange, wonderful, marvelous"), from prodigium ("an omen, portent, monster").

Full definition of prodigious

Adjective

1. Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
2. extraordinarily exciting or amazing
3. (obsolete) ominous, portentous

Synonyms

• gigantic, colossal, huge, enormous; See also
• amazing
• ominous, portentous

Derived terms

• prodigiously

Related terms

• prodigy