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prodigious
Overview of adj prodigious
The adj prodigious has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) colossal, prodigious, stupendous -- (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. portentous, prodigious -- (of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision")
3. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing -- (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")
Antonyms of adj prodigious
3 senses of prodigious
Sense 1
colossal, prodigious, stupendous
INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little
INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little
Sense 2
portentous, prodigious
INDIRECT (VIA significant) -> insignificant, unimportant
Sense 3
exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary
Similarity of adj prodigious
3 senses of prodigious
Sense 1
colossal, prodigious, stupendous
=> large (vs. small), big (vs. little)
Sense 2
portentous, prodigious
=> significant (vs. insignificant), important
Sense 3
exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
=> extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
Pertainyms of adj prodigious
Attributes of adj prodigious
Domain of adj prodigious
Domain Terms of adj prodigious
Familiarity of adj prodigious
prodigious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj prodigious
prodigious
Grep of adv prodigious
prodigiously
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