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stupendous

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stu·pen·dous  (st-pnds, sty-)
adj.
1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See Synonyms at enormous.

[From Late Latin stupendus, stunning, gerundive of Latin stupre, to be stunned.]

stu·pendous·ly adv.
stu·pendous·ness n.

stupendous [stjuːˈpɛndəs]
adj
astounding, wonderful, huge, etc.
[from Latin stupēre to be amazed]
stupendously  adv
stupendousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stupendous - 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"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

stupendous
adjective
1. wonderful, brilliant, amazing, stunning (informal), superb, overwhelming, fantastic (informal), tremendous (informal), fabulous (informal), surprising, staggering, marvellous, sensational (informal), breathtaking, phenomenal, astounding, prodigious, wondrous (archaic or literary), mind-boggling (informal), out of this world (informal), mind-blowing (informal), jaw-dropping, surpassing belief This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end.
wonderful average, ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, unimpressive, modest, petty, unsurprising, unexciting, no great shakes (informal)
2. huge, vast, enormous, mega (slang), gigantic, colossal a stupendous amount of money
huge tiny, diminutive, puny
Translations
stupendous [stjuːˈpendəs] ADJ (= wonderful) → estupendo; (= extraordinary) → extraordinario

stupendous [stjuːˈpɛndəs] adjprodigieux/euse, fantastique

stupendous
adjfantastisch, phantastisch; effortenorm

stupendous [stjuːˈpɛndəs] adj (fam) (film, holiday) → stupendo/a, fantastico/a; (price) → altissimo/a; (mistake) → enorme
stupendous [stjuːˈpɛndəs] adj (fam) (film, holiday) → stupendo/a, fantastico/a; (price) → altissimo/a; (mistake) → enorme

stupendous
adj stupendous [stjuˈpendəs]
astonishing or tremendous. verbasend مُذْهِل، مُدْهِش изумителен ohromující forbavsende; kolossal erstaunlich καταπληκτικός estupendo, fantástico, maravilloso hämmastav عظيم ällistyttävä fantastique מַדהִים आश्चर्यजनक, विस्मयकारक, अतिविशाल, अत्यधिक, भद्दा izvanredan, čudesan óriási mengherankan undraverður; stórfenglegur stupendo; enorme 途方もない 엄청난 stulbinantis, milžiniškas pārsteidzošs; milzīgs menakjubkan verbijsterend overveldende, kjempemessig, formidabel zdumiewający estupendo extraordinar, nemaipomenit колоссальный ohromujúci čudovit zapanjujući häpnadsväckande, otrolig น่าประหลาดใจ muazzam, çok büyük 巨大的,驚人的 дивовижний; величезний عظیم الشان kì diệu, lớn lao


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Nor could you wonder had you witnessed a recent experience of mine when, in the armor of blissful and stupendous ignorance, I gaily narrated the gist of it to a Fellow of the Royal Geological Society on the occasion of my last trip to London.
Pete's air of distinguished valor had grown upon him until it threatened stupendous dimensions.
The elephants of Aethiopia are of so stupendous a size, that when I was mounted on a large mule I could not reach with my hand within two spans of the top of their backs.
 
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