a. Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. [ Obs. ] “Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See Prodigy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness; vastness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See Prodigy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness; vastness. [ 1913 Webster ]