| Pronunciation: | | stoo'pendus
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[adj] so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" |
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STUPENDOUS is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | big, colossal, large, prodigious |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stu*pen"dous\, a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p.
future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. {Stupid}.]
Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in
magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. ``A stupendous
sum.'' --Macaulay.
All are but parts of one stupendous whole. --Pope.
-- {Stu*pen"dous*ly}, adv. -- {Stu*pen"dous*ness}, n.
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