English Dictionary: stupendous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. [bd]A stupendous sum.[b8] --Macaulay. All are but parts of one stupendous whole. --Pope. -- {Stu*pen"dous*ly}, adv. -- {Stu*pen"dous*ness}, n. |