stupendiousadj.

Brit.

/stjuːˈpɛndɪəs/,

/stʃuːˈpɛndɪəs/,

/stjᵿˈpɛndɪəs/,

/stʃᵿˈpɛndɪəs/, U.S.

/st(j)uˈpɛndiəs/

Forms: 1500s stupendyous, 1500s–1700s stupendious; nonstandard 1800s– stupendious, 1800s– stupenjious, 1800s– stupenjous, 1900s– stupendjious, 1900s– stupendjous, 2000s– stupendjus.

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin stupendus ; stupendous adj.

Etymology: Originally irregularly < classical Latin stupendus (see stupendous adj.), after adjectives in -ious suffix; compare tremendious , variant of tremendous adj. In some later instances perhaps a typographical error for stupendous adj., or an alteration of that word after adjectives in -ious suffix (compare e.g. grievious , variant (frequently criticized in usage guides) of grievous adj.).

Now rare (nonstandard after 18th cent.).

Amazing, extremely impressive; very large or great; extraordinarily good or pleasing; = stupendous adj.More common than stupendous until the early 18th cent. Cf. also stupenduous adj.Some later instances may show a typographical error for stupendous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > and amazing

ferlya1400

wonderfulc1540

stupendiousa1549

portentous1553

stupenduous1610

stupendous1618

stupend1621

tremendous1813

awesome1838

devastating1889

dizzy1896

doozy1903

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

zonking great1958

stonking1980

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > stunning

stupendiousa1549

obstupefactive1605

stounding1608

stupendous1618

stupend1621

stunning1667

stupefactive1689

stupefying1870

reeling1896

drop-dead1962

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 133 Yet in Ierland is stupendyous thynges; for there is neyther Pyes nor venymus wormes.

1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶ij^v As witnes the huge Theaters, and Amphitheaters, monuments of stupendious charge.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. X7^v A most stupendious summe of money.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 351 At sight Of that stupendious Bridge his joy encreas'd.

1705 C. Gildon Deist's Man. i. 34 What a Stupendious Machine is the Eye, if we survey the Muscles, Membranes, and Humours of which it is compos'd?

1771 ‘Muscipula Sen.’ Curious Remarks Hist. Manch. p. vii These..are the rotten and tottering Piles he builds his Stupendious Fabric on.

1869 Sci. Amer. 7 Aug. 86/1 Stupendious and magnificent bonded warehouses capable of paying the entire expense of each building.

1967 Tribune (Sydney) 1 Nov. 9/1 The impact of 1917 was stupendious—far surpassing that of the French revolution.

2017 @Phumelela_91 8 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) This [goal] was stupendious, don't think something like this will ever happen again in this lifetime.

Derivatives

stuˈpendiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] > with stunning effect

stupendly1621

stupendiously1629

stupendously1659

stunningly1823

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully

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wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

miraculouslya1425

wonderslyc1489

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

stupendly1621

stupendiously1629

amazingly1650

stupendously1659

astonishingly1668

tremendously1684

prodigious1694

portentously1755

miraculous1766

awesomely1821

stunningly1823

fabulously1845

devastatingly1905

fantastically1923

dizzyingly1952

staggeringly1976

1629 W. Prynne Church of Englands Old Antithesis 107 Can any elected persons heart be found so stupendiously obdurate, as to withstand the..power of the Trinity.

1711 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 113 in Parl. Papers 1884–5 (C. 4576–I) XLII. 1 The Jewes..remained so stupendiously incredulous, that they putt him to death for an imposter.

1850 J. A. Manning Lives of Speakers of House of Commons 213 Sir Edward Sulyard..was of a stupendiously ancient and highly historical family, long seated at Haughley.

1913 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 14 May 6/3 (advt.) The Palace of Flames. Eighty stupendiously spectacular scenes... Greatest fire spectacle ever yet seen in motion pictures.

2017 @BouchDaBat 9 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Oh my gosh this is so stupendiously silly and I absolutely love it ♥️.

† stuˈpendiousness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun]

wonderc1220

marvelc1300

marvelness1434

marvellousness1538

wonderfulness1574

miraculousness1581

wonderment1596

prodigiousness1649

mirability1650

stupendiousness1652

amazingness1677

stupendousnessa1706

wondrousness1851

stupendiosity1912

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > vastness of quantity or amount > amazing

stupendiousness1652

stupendousnessa1706

1652 J. Mayer Comm. Prophets (Isa. xxi. 1) 128 A thing which for the stupendiousness of it could never be enough spoken of.

1715 tr. Char. Work by Learned Men in tr. F. de Quevedo Divine Maxims of Govt. sig. A3^v He has reviv'd the Primitive Ages, surprising us with..the Stupendiousness of the Holy Science of Scripture.

1878 Sydney Mag. 7 June 183 Twelve works..equal to the twelve labours of Hercules, in the..stupendiousness of their construction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	stupendious
释义	stupendiousadj. Brit. /stjuːˈpɛndɪəs/, /stʃuːˈpɛndɪəs/, /stjᵿˈpɛndɪəs/, /stʃᵿˈpɛndɪəs/, U.S. /st(j)uˈpɛndiəs/ Forms: 1500s stupendyous, 1500s–1700s stupendious; nonstandard 1800s– stupendious, 1800s– stupenjious, 1800s– stupenjous, 1900s– stupendjious, 1900s– stupendjous, 2000s– stupendjus. Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin stupendus ; stupendous adj. Etymology: Originally irregularly < classical Latin stupendus (see stupendous adj.), after adjectives in -ious suffix; compare tremendious , variant of tremendous adj. In some later instances perhaps a typographical error for stupendous adj., or an alteration of that word after adjectives in -ious suffix (compare e.g. grievious , variant (frequently criticized in usage guides) of grievous adj.). Now rare (nonstandard after 18th cent.). Amazing, extremely impressive; very large or great; extraordinarily good or pleasing; = stupendous adj.More common than stupendous until the early 18th cent. Cf. also stupenduous adj.Some later instances may show a typographical error for stupendous. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > and amazing ferlya1400 wonderfulc1540 stupendiousa1549 portentous1553 stupenduous1610 stupendous1618 stupend1621 tremendous1813 awesome1838 devastating1889 dizzy1896 doozy1903 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 zonking great1958 stonking1980 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] > stunning stupendiousa1549 obstupefactive1605 stounding1608 stupendous1618 stupend1621 stunning1667 stupefactive1689 stupefying1870 reeling1896 drop-dead1962 a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) 133 Yet in Ierland is stupendyous thynges; for there is neyther Pyes nor venymus wormes. 1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶ij^v As witnes the huge Theaters, and Amphitheaters, monuments of stupendious charge. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. X7^v A most stupendious summe of money. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 351 At sight Of that stupendious Bridge his joy encreas'd. View more context for this quotation 1705 C. Gildon Deist's Man. i. 34 What a Stupendious Machine is the Eye, if we survey the Muscles, Membranes, and Humours of which it is compos'd? 1771 ‘Muscipula Sen.’ Curious Remarks Hist. Manch. p. vii These..are the rotten and tottering Piles he builds his Stupendious Fabric on. 1869 Sci. Amer. 7 Aug. 86/1 Stupendious and magnificent bonded warehouses capable of paying the entire expense of each building. 1967 Tribune (Sydney) 1 Nov. 9/1 The impact of 1917 was stupendious—far surpassing that of the French revolution. 2017 @Phumelela_91 8 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) This [goal] was stupendious, don't think something like this will ever happen again in this lifetime. Derivatives stuˈpendiously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] > with stunning effect stupendly1621 stupendiously1629 stupendously1659 stunningly1823 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully wonderlyc1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. miraculouslya1425 wonderslyc1489 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 stupendly1621 stupendiously1629 amazingly1650 stupendously1659 astonishingly1668 tremendously1684 prodigious1694 portentously1755 miraculous1766 awesomely1821 stunningly1823 fabulously1845 devastatingly1905 fantastically1923 dizzyingly1952 staggeringly1976 1629 W. Prynne Church of Englands Old Antithesis 107 Can any elected persons heart be found so stupendiously obdurate, as to withstand the..power of the Trinity. 1711 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 113 in Parl. Papers 1884–5 (C. 4576–I) XLII. 1 The Jewes..remained so stupendiously incredulous, that they putt him to death for an imposter. 1850 J. A. Manning Lives of Speakers of House of Commons 213 Sir Edward Sulyard..was of a stupendiously ancient and highly historical family, long seated at Haughley. 1913 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 14 May 6/3 (advt.) The Palace of Flames. Eighty stupendiously spectacular scenes... Greatest fire spectacle ever yet seen in motion pictures. 2017 @BouchDaBat 9 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Oh my gosh this is so stupendiously silly and I absolutely love it ♥️. † stuˈpendiousness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] wonderc1220 marvelc1300 marvelness1434 marvellousness1538 wonderfulness1574 miraculousness1581 wonderment1596 prodigiousness1649 mirability1650 stupendiousness1652 amazingness1677 stupendousnessa1706 wondrousness1851 stupendiosity1912 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > vastness of quantity or amount > amazing stupendiousness1652 stupendousnessa1706 1652 J. Mayer Comm. Prophets (Isa. xxi. 1) 128 A thing which for the stupendiousness of it could never be enough spoken of. 1715 tr. Char. Work by Learned Men in tr. F. de Quevedo Divine Maxims of Govt. sig. A3^v He has reviv'd the Primitive Ages, surprising us with..the Stupendiousness of the Holy Science of Scripture. 1878 Sydney Mag. 7 June 183 Twelve works..equal to the twelve labours of Hercules, in the..stupendiousness of their construction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1549
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