herculean

[ hur-kyuh-lee-uhn, hur-kyoo-lee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.

  2. having enormous strength, courage, or size.

  1. (initial capital letter) of or relating toHercules or his labors.

Origin of herculean

1
1590–1600; <Latin Hercule(us) of, belonging to Hercules + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for herculean

herculean

/ (ˌhɜːkjʊˈliːən) /


adjective
  1. requiring tremendous effort, strength, etc: a herculean task

  2. (sometimes capital) resembling Hercules in strength, courage, etc

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