Category:Stupendous

Stu*pen"dous, a. Etym: [l. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of Stupere to be astonished at. Cf. Stupid.]

Defn: 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, n.