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Stupendious vs Stupendous - What's the difference?

stupendious | stupendous |

As adjectives the difference between stupendious and stupendous

is that stupendious is (obsolete) stupendous while stupendous is astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.

stupendious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Stupendous.

    • References

    *Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    stupendous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
    • One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
  • Of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
    • The renovators created a stupendous new look for our house.

    Synonyms

    * colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous * See also

    Derived terms

    * stupendously * stupendousness

    Related terms

    * stupid * stupor

    References

    * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.