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Webster 1913 Edition

Stupendous

Stu-pen′dous

,
Adj.
[L.
stupendus
astonishing, p. future pass. of
stupere
to be astonished at. Cf.
Stupid
.]
Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation;
as, a
stupendous
pile
.
“A stupendous sum.”
Macaulay.
All are but parts of one
stupendous
whole.
Pope.
–
Stu-pen′dous-ly
,
adv.
–
Stu-pen′dous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stupendous

STUPENDOUS

,
Adj.
[Low L., to astonish.] Literally, striking dumb by its magnitude; hence, astonishing; wonderful; amazing; particularly, of astonishing magnitude or elevation; as a stupendous pile; a stupendous edifice; a stupendous mountain; a stupendous bridge.

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