Massive vs. Prodigious — What's the Difference?

Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid

Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

(Physics) Having relatively high mass

Unnatural or abnormal

Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale

Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous

Large in comparison with the usual amount

Extraordinary; marvelous

Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe

(Obsolete) Portentous; ominous.

(Mineralogy) Lacking internal crystalline structure; amorphous.

Very big in size or quantity; colossal, gigantic, huge.

(Geology) Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.

Extraordinarily amazing or exciting.

Very large in size or extent.

Freakish; monstrous.

Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.

(obsolete) Ominous, portentous.

(informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.

Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous.

(colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder.

Outstanding, beautiful.

So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;

(medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

Of momentous or ominous significance;

(physics) Having a large mass.

Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

Having any mass.

(geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.

(mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

(mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.

In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.

Imposing in size or bulk or solidity;

Being the same substance throughout;

Imposing in scale or scope or degree or power;

Consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter;