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[Lat. pro dig entia, from proli gens, pr. par. of prodigo to waste.] Waste, profusion, prodigality. "This is not bounty, it is prodigence."-Bishop Hall: Contemp.; John Baptisi Beheaded. pro-dig-ious, adj . [Fr. prodigieux , from Latin prod i gios us , from prodigium =a sign, a portent, a prodigy (q. v.); Sp. & Ital. prodigioso .] *1. Belonging to a prodigy, or portentous omen; having the character or nature of a prodigy. ( Beaum . & Flet .: Phil aster , v. 1.) *2. Extraordinary, monstrous. "Nature breeds Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things." Milton: P. L., ii. 625. 3. Enormous in size, quantity, extent, .; huge, very great. "An immense hall, lighted up with a prodigious number of candles." -Eustace: Italy, vol. i., ch. i. *4. Exce ive, intense. pro-dig-ioŭs-lý, adv . [Eng. prodigious ; -ly.] 1. In a prodigious manner or degree; enormously, wonderfully, astonishingly. *2. Exceedingly, exce ively, immensely. ( Collo quial.) "I am prodigiously pleased with this joint volume." Pope . (Todd.)