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herculean

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform:
Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
Synonyms: formidable, onerous, arduous, prodigious
having enormous strength, courage, or size.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to Hercules or his labors.

herculean

/ ˌhɜːkjʊˈliːən /

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

For women with ADHD conforming to these problematic standards is a herculean task.

Those versions of the story present a Herculean drama of man versus nature.

It goes back to the Greeks and the idea of sport as some sort of Herculean sacrifice without personal enrichment.

Now even the scaled-down agreement is proving a herculean task.

Tangling with the ancients in this way takes a certain Herculean arrogance.

She comprehended at a glance his herculean abilities, and the important aid he could render the Republican cause.

My thoughts had never depicted such a herculean and rude specimen of humanity.

It was a complete breakdown, pitiful from its contrast with the man's herculean physique and fine, if contracted, features.

Between these Herculean shoulders rose a neck of which the muscles stood out like cords.

No boisterous revelry—all seemed to sleep innocent and calm in the moonlight after the day of herculean toil.

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