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# prodigious

adjective

«prodigious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very large, great or amazing in size, strength or amount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a giant strength, a huge speed, or a great burst of joy

### Examples

- The hero had prodigious strength. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/#x1)
- The bird's song was prodigious and loud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/#x2)
- He ran at a prodigious speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/#x3)

### Note

a prodigious amount is large but gives no exact number, so it does not fix a count in a problem.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prodigious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prodigious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prodigious.html) on Mova free.