prodigiouslyadv.

Brit.

/prəˈdɪdʒəsli/, U.S.

/prəˈdɪdʒəsli/,

/proʊˈdɪdʒəsli/

Forms: see prodigious adj. and adv. and -ly suffix²; also 1700s prodogiously.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prodigious adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < prodigious adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Wonderfully, amazingly; (also) to a great extent or degree; extremely, immensely; prolifically, copiously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb]

wonderlyc897

sellya1000

wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

wonderslyc1489

to marvelc1500

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

admirably1570

admiredly1598

to a miracle?1614

marls1615

amazingly1650

miridically1652

mirificously1657

surprisingly1661

to wonder1661

astonishingly1668

prodigious1694

strikingly1752

amazing1760

à merveille1762

astoundingly1826

mirifically1873

breathtakingly1887

eye-poppingly1959

mind-bogglingly1973

staggeringly1976

mind-blowingly1977

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully

wonderlyc1000

wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

miraculouslya1425

wonderslyc1489

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

stupendly1621

stupendiously1629

amazingly1650

stupendously1659

astonishingly1668

tremendously1684

prodigious1694

portentously1755

miraculous1766

awesomely1821

stunningly1823

fabulously1845

devastatingly1905

fantastically1923

dizzyingly1952

staggeringly1976

1541 ‘J. Sawtry’ Def. Mariage Preistes sig. Aiij^v Yea they had leuer..kepe other mennis wyues abuse their daughters violate their maydens and haunte euery daye a newe where prodigiously polluted in al maner fylthines.

1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. vi. sig. D4 Who so prodigiously affects a feast To forfeit health, and appetite, to see it?

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 17 Such prodigiously little spindle-shank'd leggs.

a1679 W. Gurnall in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1874) IV. Ps. ci. 6 Among those who were as prodigiously wicked as any there.

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 22 Feb. (1948) I. 198 It snowed all this morning prodigiously.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 240 You're prodigiously kind!

1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 85 The wealth and comforts of all classes are, in consequence, prodigiously augmented.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lvi. 508 A prodigiously well informed man.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island vi. 48 The Spaniards were so prodigiously afraid of him, that, I tell you, sir, I was sometimes proud he was an Englishman.

1909 H. James Ambassadors (new ed.) I. i. ii. 24 He should have a night of prowling unless he should succeed, as a preliminary, in getting prodigiously tired.

1990 J. Halperin Novelists in their Youth iii. 100 The novelist was not close to any member of his family, though he would correspond prodigiously with Algernon.

1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 17 May 38/3 Montgomery continued to write books at quite a clip, while also fulfilling the many duties of the minister's wife and reading prodigiously.

2005 Austral. Mag. (Nexis) 3 Sept. 25 He drank prodigiously and took drugs from marijuana to LSD.

†2. Portentously; in the manner of an omen. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adverb] > in a portentous manner, ominously

prodigiously?1550

darkly1597

portentously1656

inauspiciously1684

unauspiciouslya1797

bodingly1811

?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst f. xliii Though his time wer sumwhat corrupted w^t superstycyons, yet he neuer toke vowes as they haue bene prodigiously taken of hypocrytes in our age.

?1606 M. Drayton Man in Moone in Poemes sig. H6^v Twice euery month, the-eclipses of our light, Pore mortalls should prodigiously affright.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 17 Pray that their burthens may not fall this day, Lest that their hopes prodigiously be crost.

1663 A. Cowley Ode on his Majesty's Restauration in Verses Several Occasions ii Auspicious Star again arise,..Again all Heaven prodigiously adorn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prodigiously
释义	prodigiouslyadv. Brit. /prəˈdɪdʒəsli/, U.S. /prəˈdɪdʒəsli/, /proʊˈdɪdʒəsli/ Forms: see prodigious adj. and adv. and -ly suffix²; also 1700s prodogiously. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prodigious adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < prodigious adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Wonderfully, amazingly; (also) to a great extent or degree; extremely, immensely; prolifically, copiously. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] wonderlyc897 sellya1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. wonderslyc1489 to marvelc1500 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 admirably1570 admiredly1598 to a miracle?1614 marls1615 amazingly1650 miridically1652 mirificously1657 surprisingly1661 to wonder1661 astonishingly1668 prodigious1694 strikingly1752 amazing1760 à merveille1762 astoundingly1826 mirifically1873 breathtakingly1887 eye-poppingly1959 mind-bogglingly1973 staggeringly1976 mind-blowingly1977 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully wonderlyc1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. miraculouslya1425 wonderslyc1489 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 stupendly1621 stupendiously1629 amazingly1650 stupendously1659 astonishingly1668 tremendously1684 prodigious1694 portentously1755 miraculous1766 awesomely1821 stunningly1823 fabulously1845 devastatingly1905 fantastically1923 dizzyingly1952 staggeringly1976 1541 ‘J. Sawtry’ Def. Mariage Preistes sig. Aiij^v Yea they had leuer..kepe other mennis wyues abuse their daughters violate their maydens and haunte euery daye a newe where prodigiously polluted in al maner fylthines. 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. vi. sig. D4 Who so prodigiously affects a feast To forfeit health, and appetite, to see it? 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 17 Such prodigiously little spindle-shank'd leggs. a1679 W. Gurnall in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1874) IV. Ps. ci. 6 Among those who were as prodigiously wicked as any there. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 22 Feb. (1948) I. 198 It snowed all this morning prodigiously. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 240 You're prodigiously kind! 1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 85 The wealth and comforts of all classes are, in consequence, prodigiously augmented. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lvi. 508 A prodigiously well informed man. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island vi. 48 The Spaniards were so prodigiously afraid of him, that, I tell you, sir, I was sometimes proud he was an Englishman. 1909 H. James Ambassadors (new ed.) I. i. ii. 24 He should have a night of prowling unless he should succeed, as a preliminary, in getting prodigiously tired. 1990 J. Halperin Novelists in their Youth iii. 100 The novelist was not close to any member of his family, though he would correspond prodigiously with Algernon. 1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 17 May 38/3 Montgomery continued to write books at quite a clip, while also fulfilling the many duties of the minister's wife and reading prodigiously. 2005 Austral. Mag. (Nexis) 3 Sept. 25 He drank prodigiously and took drugs from marijuana to LSD. †2. Portentously; in the manner of an omen. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adverb] > in a portentous manner, ominously prodigiously?1550 darkly1597 portentously1656 inauspiciously1684 unauspiciouslya1797 bodingly1811 ?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst f. xliii Though his time wer sumwhat corrupted w^t superstycyons, yet he neuer toke vowes as they haue bene prodigiously taken of hypocrytes in our age. ?1606 M. Drayton Man in Moone in Poemes sig. H6^v Twice euery month, the-eclipses of our light, Pore mortalls should prodigiously affright. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 17 Pray that their burthens may not fall this day, Lest that their hopes prodigiously be crost. View more context for this quotation 1663 A. Cowley Ode on his Majesty's Restauration in Verses Several Occasions ii Auspicious Star again arise,..Again all Heaven prodigiously adorn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1541
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