prodigious (adj) - extraordinary in size, extent, or ability; huge or colossal; wonderful or marvelous [pruh-dij-uhs]
BREAKDOWN: PRO[D]- (forth) + IG- (drive) + -OUS (full of)
a prodigy is someone extremely talented, especially as a child; something wonderful or marvelous; an omen or prophetic sign
See also: ambiguous, mitigate, prevaricate, prodigal, variegated
“Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. As Collingwood never saw a vacant place in his estate but he took an acorn out of his pocket and planted it, so deal with your compliments through life. An acorn costs nothing, but it may spread into a prodigious timber.” —William Makepeace Thackeray
