prodigious

When Nadal emerged as a prodigious teenager, making his ATP Tour debut in 1999 aged 15, he was known simply for being the nephew of Barcelona and Spain footballer Miguel Angel.

In a talent pool of such prodigious depths, though, spend some time out of the set-up and you can soon sink without trace.

This week, he will take audiences through 70 songs from his prodigious catalog across three nights at the Wallis in Beverly Hills.

It’s refreshing to see such a prodigious honor bestowed on a piece of writing that’s content to go about its human business without the need to inflate its own importance.

Johnson’s personality and his prodigious output have both impressed his elders.