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herculean
[ hur-kyuh-lee-uhn, hur-kyoo-lee-uhn ]
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 /
adjective
- requiring tremendous effort, strength, etc
a herculean task
- sometimes capital resembling Hercules in strength, courage, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of herculean1
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Example Sentences
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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