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stupendous

adj.
C1 Advanced US //stuˈpɛndəs// UK //stjuːpˈɛndəs// stu·pen·dous

adj. extremely large, great, or impressive. You use it to describe something that is so big or amazing that it is hard to believe.

adj. extremely large, great, or impressive in scale, size, or quality. Often used to describe achievements, natural phenomena, or physical structures that exceed normal expectations.


SIMPLE

The view from the top of the mountain was stupendous.

CONTEXTUAL

The athlete's performance was stupendous, breaking three world records in a single afternoon.

COMPLEX

The architect's vision for the new cathedral was stupendous, requiring a level of engineering precision that had never been attempted in the region before.

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Origin

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”). Doublet of stupend (which is obsolete), and related to stupor and stupid.

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