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enormous; or far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- "Hawkins, I put prodigious faith in you," added the squire.Chapter 12 — Council of War (96% in)
prodigious = far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- The Spaniards were so prodigiously afraid of him that, I tell you, sir, I was sometimes proud he was an Englishman.Chapter 6 — The Captain's Papers (36% in)
- "John Silver," he said, "you're a prodigious villain and imposter—a monstrous imposter, sir.Chapter 33 — The Fall of a Chieftain (81% in)
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