prodigious

 
Pronunciation: /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

adjective

  • 1remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree: the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel her memory was prodigious
  • 2 archaic unnatural or abnormal: rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births

Derivatives

prodigiously

adverb
[as submodifier]: a prodigiously gifted artist

prodigiousness

noun

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'portentous'): from Latin prodigiosus, from prodigium 'portent' (see prodigy)