Stupendous Definition

sto͝o-pĕndəs, styo͝o-
adjective
So great in scope, degree, or importance as to amaze.
A stupendous catastrophe.
American Heritage
Astonishing; overwhelming.
A stupendous development.
Webster's New World
Astonishingly great or large.
A stupendous success.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Stupendous

  • First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing"), from Latin stupere (“to be stunned"). See also stupid.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Late Latin stupendus stunning gerundive of Latin stupēre to be stunned

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stupendous Sentence Examples

  • This stupendous task was reserved for a general congress, and it was agreed to meet at Vienna.

  • The drums are simply stupendous, so powerful all of a sudden.

  • As to be expected from a night of psychedelic trance, the decoration was stupendous.

  • An even more complete and minutely detailed view of the sacrificial system is no doubt obtained from the ceremonial manuals, the Kalpa-sutras; but it is just by the speculative discussions of the Brahmanasthe mystic significance and symbolical colouring with which they invest single rites - that we gain a real insight into the nature and gradual development of this truly stupendous system of ritual worship.

  • Taken from an antique model of a heroic charger, this is a really stupendous piece.

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