(adj) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe, Syn. prodigious, stupendous, Example:colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple; has a colossal nerve; a prodigious storm; a stupendous field of grass; stupendous demand

portentous

(adj) of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville, Syn. prodigious, Example:such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity; a prodigious vision

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prodigious

a. [ L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See Prodigy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous. [ Obs. or R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder. “Prodigious might.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Huge; enormous; monstrous; portentous; marvelous; amazing; astonishing; extraordinary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prodigiously

adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Enormously; wonderfully; astonishingly; as, prodigiously great. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very much; extremely; as, he was prodigiously pleased. [ Colloq. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prodigiousness

n. The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness; vastness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

天才的

[てんさいてき, tensaiteki] (adj-na) (See 天才) talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Großartigkeit { f }

prodigiousness

Wunderkind { n } | Wunderkinder { pl } | ein Wunderkind

child prodigy; prodigy | prodigies | an infant prodigious

wunderbar

prodigious

wunderbar { adv }

prodigiously

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