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Comparative
more prodigious
Superlative
most prodigious
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impressively great in amount or degree
- The earthquake caused a prodigious amount of damage to the city.
- She has a prodigious talent for playing the piano.
- The factory's output has increased to a prodigious level this year.
- His prodigious memory allows him to recall vast amounts of information.
- The novel is a prodigious work, spanning over a thousand pages.
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extraordinary and serving as a warning or sign of future events
- The prodigious comet was seen as a sign of great change to come.
- The prodigious eclipse was interpreted as a bad omen by the ancient civilization.
- The sudden appearance of a prodigious storm was believed to foretell disaster.
- The prodigious alignment of the planets was thought to signal a significant event.
- The prodigious birth of twin calves was considered a rare and mystical occurrence.