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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) Attributes of adj prodigious Familiarity of adj prodigious prodigious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj prodigious 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")
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