prodigious

Letters that make prodigious

s, o, d, g, p, r, i, u are letters that make 'prodigious'

Words within prodigious

prod, OD, PR, IOU, Ro, Gi, pro, GI, dig, rod, US, Io, Pr, Ig are words within 'prodigious'


3 possible definitions for 'prodigious'

Prodigious as "far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree"

Under this definition, prodigious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

olympian, exceptional, surpassing, exceeding have the same meaning as 'prodigious'

Derivatives of prodigious

exception is a derivative of prodigious.

Similar to prodigious

extraordinary is similar to prodigious.

Example of prodigious used within this context

"a night of exceeding darkness", "an exceptional memory", "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy", "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"


Prodigious as "of momentous or ominous significance"

Under this definition, prodigious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

portentous has the same meaning as prodigious

Derivatives of prodigious

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy are derivatives of 'prodigious'.

Similar to prodigious

important, significant are similar to 'prodigious'.

Example of prodigious used within this context

"such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville, "a prodigious vision"


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

Under this definition, prodigious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

colossal, stupendous have the same meaning as 'prodigious'

Derivatives of prodigious

colossus, behemoth, goliath, monster, prodigy, giant are derivatives of 'prodigious'.

Similar to prodigious

large, big are similar to 'prodigious'.

Example of prodigious used within this context

"colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple", "has a colossal nerve", "a prodigious storm", "a stupendous field of grass", "stupendous demand"



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