Monumental vs Glacial - What's the difference?
monumental | glacial |
In the manner of a monument.
Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
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of, or relating to glaciers
* We examined the glacial deposits
(figuratively) very slow
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cold and icy
* After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial
having the appearance of ice
* On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle
cool and unfriendly
* He gave me a glacial stare
As an adjective monumental
is in the manner of a monument.As a proper noun glacial is
(geology) of the pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.monumental
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Adjective
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- "a monumental task"
glacial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Progress on judicial reform has been glacial , meeting enormous resistance.