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Prodigious vs Strapping - What's the difference?

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Prodigious is a related term of strapping.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between prodigious and strapping

is that prodigious is (obsolete) ominous, portentous while strapping is (obsolete) of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.

As adjectives the difference between prodigious and strapping

is that prodigious is very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge while strapping is (obsolete) of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.

As a verb strapping is

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As a noun strapping is

adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.

prodigious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , Its prodigious size made me shrink again; yet I could not, without pleasure, behold, and even ventur'd to feel, such a length, such a breadth of animated ivory!}}
  • extraordinarily exciting or amazing
  • (obsolete) ominous, portentous

    • Synonyms

    * gigantic, colossal, huge, enormous; See also * amazing * ominous, portentous

    Derived terms

    * prodigiously

    Related terms

    * prodigy

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    strapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.
  • Of a person of either sex; Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=February 12 , author=Les Roopanarine , title=Birmingham 1 - 0 Stoke , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.}}

    Noun

  • Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.
  • A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.
  • A beating with a strap.

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