stupendous

[ stoo-pen-duhs, styoo- ]

/ stuˈpɛn dəs, styu- /

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adjective

causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.

amazingly large or great; immense: a stupendous mass of information.

OTHER WORDS FOR stupendous

1 extraordinary.

2 colossal, vast, gigantic, prodigious.

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Origin of stupendous

1965–70; <Latin stupendus, gerund of stupēre to be stunned; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM stupendous

stu·pen·dous·ly, adverbstu·pen·dous·ness, noun

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How to use stupendous in a sentence

The Daily Telegraph's Lisa Armstrong called the show a "stupendously vacuous enterprise."
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So much for enjoying the prestige of a stupendously successful criminal past!
Alias The Lone Wolf|Louis Joseph Vance
Nowhere in France—perhaps in no country—is there a chteau that suggests so stupendously the story of its past.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country|Francis Miltoun
The scheme of this great work of Sue's was stupendously ambitious—and the author did not fall below the ideal that he pursued.
The Gold Sickle|Eugne Sue

But since my departure from Sheffield-place it has increased, most stupendously, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
The idea of a girl like Mary Standish committing suicide was stupendously impossible.
The Alaskan|James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for stupendous

stupendous

/ (stjuːˈpɛndəs) /

adjective

astounding, wonderful, huge, etc

Derived forms of stupendous

stupendously, adverbstupendousness, noun

Word Origin for stupendous

C17: from Latin stupēre to be amazed

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