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1prestigious — pres‧ti‧gious [preˈstɪdʒəs ǁ ˈstiː , ˈstɪ ] adjective admired as one of the best and most important of its kind: • an opportunity to work for one of the world s most prestigious companies • The RIBA Gold Medal is considered to be the world s most …
2prestigious — This older meaning ‘deceptive, illusory’, relating to the older sense of prestige, has given way to its current meaning ‘having a great reputation or influence’ to the extent that the earlier use has been largely forgotten. One of the earliest… …
3Prestigious — Pres*tig i*ous, a. [L. praestigiosus.] Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] …
4prestigious — index outstanding (prominent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5prestigious — (adj.) 1540s, practicing illusion or magic, deceptive, from L. praestigious full of tricks, from praestigiae juggler s tricks, probably altered by dissimilation from praestringere to blind, blindfold, dazzle, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) …
6prestigious — [adj] famous, influential celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted, famed, great, illustrious, important, imposing, impressive, notable, prominent, renowned, reputable, respected; concepts 555,568 Ant. humble, insignificant, modest,… …
7prestigious — [pres tij′əs, prestē′jəs] adj. [L praestigiosus, full of deceitful tricks < praestigium, delusion: see PRESTIGE] 1. Archaic of or characterized by legerdemain or deceptionof or characterized by legerdemain or deception 2. [re formed from… …
8prestigious — prestigiously, adv. prestigiousness, n. /pre stij euhs, stij ee euhs, stee jeuhs, stee jee euhs/, adj. 1. indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town. 2. having a high reputation; honored; esteemed: a prestigious… …
9prestigious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly ▪ She won a …
10prestigious — pres|ti|gious [preˈstıdʒəs US ˈstı: , ˈsti ] adj admired as one of the best and most important ▪ a prestigious literary award ▪ a highly prestigious university …
