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Adjective: prodigious  pru'di-jus
  1. So great in size, force or extent as to elicit awe
    "a prodigious storm";
    - colossal, stupendous
     
  2. Of momentous or ominous significance
    "a prodigious vision";
    - portentous
     
  3. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
    "the young Mozart's prodigious talents";
    - exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing

See also: big, extraordinary, important, large, significant

Encyclopedia: Prodigious