Meaning & use
prodigious
Remarkably great in size, amount, extent, or degree; extraordinary and impressive.
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The chess champion showed a prodigious memory, recalling thousands of past games.
Rebuilding the flooded city required a prodigious effort from thousands of volunteers.
A note on using this word
Prodigious usually describes something impressive by sheer scale, not simply good or excellent.
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