"prodigiously" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more prodigiously [comparative], most prodigiously [superlative]
Etymology: From prodigious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|prodigious|-ly|id2=adverbial}} prodigious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} prodigiously (comparative more prodigiously, superlative most prodigiously)
  1. In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, wonderfully. Synonyms: prodigious
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