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Prodigious

  1. adjective

    of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville

    “such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity”

    Similar: portentous

  2. adjective

    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

    “colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”

    Similar: colossal, stupendous

  3. adjective

    far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

    “a night of exceeding darkness”

    Similar: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing

Word family

prodigiousness · prodigiously

Do not confuse with

Prodigal

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Word parts

-ious