stupendous
stupendous
Definition
stu·pen·dous (sto̵̅o̅ pen′dəs, styo̵̅o̅-)
adjective
- astonishing; overwhelming a stupendous development
- astonishingly great or large a stupendous success
Etymology: L stupendus, ger. of stupere, to be stunned: see stupid
stu·pen′·dously adverb
stupendous
Synonyms
stupendous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- scenery: Borrowdale: Truly stupendous scenery - a Shangri La of tranquility beyond the normal frantic pace of modern life.
- height: Has any other animal, or any insect, or even any bird, reached that stupendous height?
- achievement: This stupendous achievement ought to fill British hearts with pride, and most foreign ones with admiration and gratitude.
- view: Just sit a while over a drink and absorb the stupendous view and lovely colors.
- task: It would be a stupendous task or the Irish Government to provide for their subjects deported from Britain.
- amount: But it's also bogged down with a fairly stupendous amount of utter bollocks.
Modifying Another Word
- truly: The truly stupendous, stop dead in your tracks sound of ' Marbles ' .
- so: How strangely calm and brief this record of so stupendous an event?
- quite: The belly dancers were better looking than the previous ones we'd encountered and the food was quite stupendous.
- really: Taken from an antique model of a heroic charger, this is a really stupendous piece.
- simply: The drums are simply stupendous, so powerful all of a sudden.
- just: The soul of the Van Morrison vocal all through ' Who Was That Masked Man ' is just stupendous.
stupendous Quotes
All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body, Nature is, and God the soul. 660
Browse dictionary entries near stupendous
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