† prodigousadj.

Forms: late Middle English prodigous; Scottish pre-1700 prodigus.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prodigueux.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōdigus prodig adj. + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French prodigueux (1499). Compare prodigal adj., prodig adj.The following quots. show transmission errors for (or perhaps variants of) prodigious adj. rather than later uses of the present word:1663 J. Heath Brief Chron. Late Intestine War (new ed.) iii. 735 A cold damp seized upon the Dunkirkers, who seeing what prodigous Balls of fire were flung out of the English Morter-pieces into the Town, were sorely terrified thereby.1695 R. Ferguson Brief Acct. Incroachm. & Depredations of Dutch upon Eng. 36 Since the rise of Guineas here to Thirty Shillings a Guinea..it is incredible what a Prodigous Profit they have made to themselves.

Obsolete.

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful; = prodigal adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective]

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1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 5 Be not..prodigous of thy tonge, take hede beholde and see and saye litil.

1522–3 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 97 The said Alexander has bene ane misgidit man prodigus and has waistit..his landis and gudis.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 60596 Gif it be better till ane prince..for to be richt prodigus and large.

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

单词	prodigous
释义	† prodigousadj. Forms: late Middle English prodigous; Scottish pre-1700 prodigus. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prodigueux. Etymology: < classical Latin prōdigus prodig adj. + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French prodigueux (1499). Compare prodigal adj., prodig adj.The following quots. show transmission errors for (or perhaps variants of) prodigious adj. rather than later uses of the present word:1663 J. Heath Brief Chron. Late Intestine War (new ed.) iii. 735 A cold damp seized upon the Dunkirkers, who seeing what prodigous Balls of fire were flung out of the English Morter-pieces into the Town, were sorely terrified thereby.1695 R. Ferguson Brief Acct. Incroachm. & Depredations of Dutch upon Eng. 36 Since the rise of Guineas here to Thirty Shillings a Guinea..it is incredible what a Prodigous Profit they have made to themselves. Obsolete. Recklessly extravagant or wasteful; = prodigal adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] custyeOE room-handeda1200 largea1225 free?c1225 plenteousc1350 bounteousc1374 liberalc1384 free-hearteda1398 ungnedea1400 royalc1405 opena1425 plentifula1475 profuse?a1475 ungrighta1475 lavishc1475 almifluent1477 prodigous1477 frank1484 bountiful1508 largifluent?a1525 munificent1565 magnificent1577 largeous1583 munifical1583 magnifical1586 free-handed1592 frolic1593 open-handed1593 magnific?1594 prodigal1595 goodwillya1598 communicativea1602 real1602 prodig1605 unniggard1605 generous1615 open-hearteda1617 large-handeda1628 unniggardly1628 fluent1633 profusive1638 numerous1655 largifical1656 insordid1660 unsparing1667 dispensive1677 expensive1678 wasteful1701 flush1703 unboundeda1704 genteel1741 munific1745 magnifique1751 ungrudginga1774 unstinting1845 brickish1860 flaithulach1876 princely1889 outgiving1896 sharing1922 two-handed1929 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 5 Be not..prodigous of thy tonge, take hede beholde and see and saye litil. 1522–3 in D. Forbes & C. Innes Acct. Familie Innes (1864) 97 The said Alexander has bene ane misgidit man prodigus and has waistit..his landis and gudis. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 60596 Gif it be better till ane prince..for to be richt prodigus and large. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1477
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