stupendous achievement

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• stupendous — stu|pen|dous [stju:ˈpendəs US stu: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: stupendus, from stupere; STUPID1] surprisingly large or impressive = ↑magnificent ▪ a stupendous achievement >stupendously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stupendous — adjective surprisingly large or impressive: a stupendous achievement stupendously adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stupendous — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

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