prodigious meaning and definition

PRODIGIOUS adjective

Definition of prodigious (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: colossal, stupendous
2. of momentous or ominous significance
   • "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision"
   • synonyms: portentous
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"
   • synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing