prodigious

adjective
UK: /prəˈdɪdʒ.əs/
US: /prəˈdɪdʒ.əs/

  1. Extremely large or great.

    1. They ate a prodigious amount of food.
    2. The construction of the bridge required a prodigious amount of steel and labor.

  2. Very impressive or amazing.

    1. She has a prodigious talent for music.
    2. His prodigious memory allowed him to recall details from decades ago with clarity.

Synonyms

enormous immense huge remarkable exceptional extraordinary

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "prodigious" in English means: Extremely large or great., Very impressive or amazing..

The phonetic transcription of "prodigious" is /prəˈdɪdʒ.əs/ in British English and /prəˈdɪdʒ.əs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "prodigious": enormous, immense, huge, remarkable, exceptional, extraordinary.

Example usage of "prodigious": "They ate a prodigious amount of food.". More examples on the page.