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Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile.

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  1. a. Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile.
  2. adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  3. 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.
  4. Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing inmagnitude 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.
  5. j:100 s so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe