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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-813/
- Published: 2026-11-09T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:14:59.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

prodigious (adjective) -

1: causing amazement or wonder  
2: extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous  
3a: resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual  
b *obsolete* : being an omen : portentous

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodigious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Prodigious, monstrous, tremendous, and stupendous all mean extremely impressive. Prodigious suggests marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something that is felt as going far beyond a previous maximum of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size ("acrobats performing prodigious aerial feats"). Monstrous implies a departure from the normal in size, form, or character ("a monstrous billboard"); it can also suggest that someone or something is ugly, cruel, or vicious ("a monstrous criminal"; "a monstrous crime"). Tremendous and stupendous both imply a power, the former to terrify or awe ("the singer has tremendous talent"), the latter to stun or astound ("the young cast gave a stupendous performance"). Prodigious and the related noun prodigy derive from the Latin prodigium, meaning "omen" or "monster"; at one time, both words were used in English to refer to portents, or omens, but these senses are now considered obsolete.

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