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Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

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  1. a. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.
  2. a. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs.
  3. adj. displaying superhuman strength or power
  4. adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules
  5. 1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task. 2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. "Herculean Samson." Milton.
  6. j:100 s. displaying superhuman strength or power s. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules