Wordie: Prodigious: Comments

Comment by slumry, about 1 year ago

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:03:45 +0000

Seanahan, you will be glad to hear:

prodigious

1552, "having the appearance of a prodigy," from L. prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from 1601.

Comment by seanahan, about 1 year ago

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:42:26 +0000

It is weird, this word means something different than prodigy.

from a "Guardian Unlimited" article entitled 'Mexico marvels at super-sized baby'

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:29:24 +0000

Crowds have gathered at the windows of the hospital's nursery ward to marvel at Antonio, who is already 56cm (22in) long and drinks "prodigious amounts of milk."