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PRODIGIOUS
Definition of PRODIGIOUS
adjective
Extraordinarily amazing. In a positive sense: marvellous, wonderful; extremely talented, especially at a young age.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English prodigious (“warning of disaster, portentous”), from Latin prōdigiōsus (“strange, unnatural; marvellous, wonderful, prodigious”), from prōdigium (“prophetic sign, omen, portent; prodigy, wonder”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of’ forming adjectives from nouns). Prōdigium is derived from prō- (prefix denoting a forward direction, something before or prior, or prominence) + aiō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (“to say”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as prodigy + -ous. The adverb is derived from the adjective.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRODIGIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRODIGIOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DGIIOOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start PRODIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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