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† stuˈpenduous, a. Obs.
[irreg. f. L. stupend-us (see stupendous), after adjs. in -uous: cf. tremenduous.]
Stupendous.
1736Mrs. Manley's Secret Mem. III. 17 Horatio, named immortal from his stupenduous [ed. 1720 III. 15 stupendous] Conquests in Iberia. 1760–72H. Brooke Fool of Qual. (1792) III. 241 Travellers..are apt to enquire by whom the stupenduous pile was erected. 1794Morse Amer. Geog. (1796) II. 12 A torrent, precipitating itself from stupenduous rocks. |