prodigious

英[prə'dɪdʒəs] 美[prə'dɪdʒəs]

1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;

"colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"

"has a colossal nerve"

"a prodigious storm"

"a stupendous field of grass"

"stupendous demand"

2. of momentous or ominous significance;

"such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville

"a prodigious vision"

3. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

"a night of exceeding darkness"

"an exceptional memory"

"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"

"the young Mozart's prodigious talents"