prestigious
prestigious
Definition
pres·ti·gious (pres tij′əs, -tē′jəs)
prestigious
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- see: But written English is often seen as more prestigious.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: You may remember it was our intention ( and your wish ) to make the event more prestigious.
Modifies a noun
- award: UK Housing Awards 2006 The categories have been unveiled for the most prestigious awards in the social housing world.
- accolade: Press Vote and they could receive one of the industry's most prestigious accolades.
- prise: Read More Children's research wins prestigious national prize.
- venue: The next gig probably counts as the most prestigious venue we've ever played.
- ceremony: The British actress was named best actress on Saturday ( December 11, 2004 ), at the prestigious ceremony in Barcelona.
- trophy: A passionate Air Racer, John is the current holder of the world's most prestigious air racing trophy, the Kings Cup.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: The ' Tower ' Prize is a highly prestigious poetry prize.
- hugely: Previously three other photojournalism alumni have attended the masterclass, which is a hugely prestigious and career enhancing event.
- equally: His concert work is equally prestigious, and he has featured in recordings of Haydn, Schumann, Brahms and Mozart.
- very: It's a very prestigious show and is right on our doorstep.
- quite: Kathy studied at Hailsham: more or less a boarding school, apparently quite prestigious, tho also a little unusual.
- so: Is it because the novel is so prestigious that they think one will beatify them?
Preposition: in
- field: With thousands of members over dozens of countries their annual Excellence Awards are recognized as the most prestigious in the field of economic development.
Browse dictionary entries near prestigious
- prestige
- prestidigitator
- prestidigitation
- presternum
- Prester John
- prest
- presswork
- pressurize
- pressure suit
- pressure point
- prestissimo
- presto
- presto chango
- Preston
- prestressed concrete
- presubscription
- presumable
- presumably
- presume
- presuming
