adj
stupendous
styoo-PEHN-duhs
adj
1
Astonishingly large, impressive, or great.
"The company posted a stupendous rise in profits this year."
"They built a stupendous cathedral that took two centuries to complete."
How to Use Stupendous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo big or impressive it's almost hard to believe.
Common pairings
stupendous success
stupendous size
stupendous achievement
Word Forms
more stupendous comparative, most stupendous superlative
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Etymology
First recorded in English in 1547, from Late Latin stupendus ("amazing"), from the verb stupeo, "I am stunned" — the same root that gives us stupor and stupid.