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say it: pruh-DIJ-uhs
prodigious is an adjective meaning "so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe". It carries 3 recorded senses.
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”
of momentous or ominous significance
“such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity”
“a prodigious vision”
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for prodigious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.