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stupendous

[ stoo-pen-duhs, styoo- ]

adjective

  1. causing amazement; astounding; marvelous:

    stupendous news.

    Synonyms: extraordinary

  2. amazingly large or great; immense:

    a stupendous mass of information.

    Synonyms: prodigious, gigantic, vast, colossal



stupendous

/ stjuːˈpɛndəs /

adjective

  1. astounding, wonderful, huge, etc


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Derived Forms

  • stuˈpendousness, noun
  • stuˈpendously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • stu·pendous·ly adverb
  • stu·pendous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stupendous1

1965–70; < Latin stupendus, gerund of stupēre to be stunned; -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stupendous1

C17: from Latin stupēre to be amazed

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Example Sentences

Perhaps the stupendous feats that we’ve just witnessed in Tokyo might inspire thousands of newly minted trackheads to tune in to next year’s World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

I had reserved afternoon tea at the stupendous Claridge’s hotel.

Even though it was obvious that I wasn’t going to produce anything stupendous on the day, I was still able to accelerate on the downhills.

The film is stupendous art, but it owes much to a priceless piece of document.

On that stupendous pile, he paid a tax rate which struck people as absurdly low.

Antony Polonsky's The Jews in Poland and Russia is a stupendous - almost crushing - work of scholarship.

It was to protect this stupendous asset that the South went to war.

The question remains: can you call yourself a success if results are respectable rather than stupendous.

Longcluse looked animated—smiling; but a stupendous load lay on his heart.

Had this stupendous miracle no effect upon the Jewish priests who had crucified Christ as an impostor?

It is protected by a stupendous granite breakwater, costing many millions and affording a delightful promenade on a fine day.

The creation of this world is the most stupendous of all miracles; yet all men admit that this miracle occurred.

The progress of philosophy from Thales to Plato is the most stupendous triumph of the human intellect.

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