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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STUPENDOUS, a. [Low L., to astonish.] Literally, striking dumb by its magnitude; hence, astonishing; wonderful; amazing; particularly, of astonishing magnitude or elevation; as a stupendous pile; a stupendous edifice; a stupendous mountain; a stupendous bridge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: colossal, prodigious, stupendous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin stupendus, gerundive of stup?re Date: 1640 1. causing astonishment or wonder ; awesome, marvelous 2. of amazing size or greatness ; tremendous Synonyms: see monstrous • stupendously adverb • stupendousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. amazing or prodigious, esp. in terms of size or degree (a stupendous achievement). Derivatives: stupendously adv. stupendousness n. Etymology: L stupendus gerundive of stupere be amazed at

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stupendous 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is stupendous is surprisingly impressive or large. He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy... This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Astonishing, surprising, amazing, wonderful, wondrous, marvellous, overwhelming, astounding. 2. Huge, vast, prodigious, tremendous.

Moby Thesaurus

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