All 5 Uses of
prodigious
in
The Crucible
- PUTNAM, pointing at the whimpering Betty: That is a notorious sign of witchcraft afoot, Goody Nurse, a prodigious sign!
p. 25.2prodigious = extraordinary
- There is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits.
p. 28.4prodigious = enormous
- There is a prodigious fear of this court in the country—
p. 98.0 *
- DANFORTH: Then there is a prodigious guilt in the country.†
p. 98.1
- There is a prodigious stench in this place.
p. 124.2prodigious = extraordinary
Definition:
enormous; or far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree