Associations to the word «Prodigious»
Noun
- Rapidity
- Multitude
- Quantity
- Feat
- Leap
- Intellect
- Quixote
- Output
- Talent
- Stature
- Spectacle
- Appetite
- Exertion
- Stride
- Uproar
- Upward
- Circumference
- Sneer
- Precipice
- Strength
- Genius
- Shoemaker
- Swarm
- Vigour
- Valor
- Slaughter
- Mortal
- Concourse
- Magnificence
- Whale
- Applause
- Bulk
- Size
- Cortes
- Swell
- Admiration
- Sum
- Tranquillity
- Memory
- Tumbling
- Manure
- Amount
- Abyss
- Astonishment
- Negroes
- Spaniard
- Wealth
- Crawley
- Plunging
- Splendor
- Fond
- Originality
- Roar
- Livre
- Serpent
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. Extraordinarily exciting or amazing
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. (obsolete) ominous, portentous
Dictionary definition
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. 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".
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. Of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision".
PRODIGIOUS, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.