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Prodigious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Prodigious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
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"

2

of momentous or ominous significance

"such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"

"a prodigious vision"

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"

4

Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.

Example Sentences
"colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple" adjective
"has a colossal nerve" adjective
"a prodigious storm" adjective
"a stupendous field of grass" adjective
"stupendous demand" adjective
"such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity" adjective
"a prodigious vision" adjective
"a night of exceeding darkness" adjective
"an exceptional memory" adjective
"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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