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US
/pɝˈstidʒəs, pɹɛˈstɪdʒəs/
]
[ UK /pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs/ ]
[ UK /pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige
a prestigious professor at a prestigious university -
having an illustrious reputation; respected
a prestigious author
our esteemed leader
How To Use prestigious In A Sentence
- Everyone needed time to take stock after the most prestigious solo race had turned into a demolition derby. Times, Sunday Times
- She recently wrapped up a prestigious year-long stint clerking for Judge Leonie M. Brinkema at the federal court in Alexandria -- but, no, said she couldn't discuss any of the cases she worked on. Cate Edwards lands first law firm job, joins the ranks of Washington lawyers
- What has become the largest event in Camarillo, the Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival welcomes a prestigious line up of well-known musicians and artists that will entertain and delight visitors over the entire weekend period. Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival August 10th – August 12th
- It means ambulance workers now join police and fire personnel in having a prestigious medal for exemplary services. The Sun
- Margaret Eleanor Atwood (1939- ) is a prestigious contemporary Canadian woman writer, poet, and critic with international reputation and she is famous for her prolificacy and experimental techniques.
- He then moved to a less prestigious university, which he considered a serious demotion. Times, Sunday Times
- The CBE is a very prestigious honor, only a few journalists have ever received it. CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2007
- Judged by a fastidious panel of music critics, it is the most prestigious award in the music industry calendar. Times, Sunday Times
- At the time, he was enrolled in the law department of the prestigious University of Tokyo.
- A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure.