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[ hur-kyuh-lee-uhn, hur-kyoo-lee-uhn ] / ˌhɜr kyəˈli ən, hɜrˈkyu li ən /
adjectiverequiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task. having enormous strength, courage, or size. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Hercules or his labors. Origin of herculean1590–1600; <Latin Hercule(us) of, belonging to Hercules + -an SYNONYMS FOR herculean1 prodigious, arduous, onerous, formidable. Words nearby herculeanherb Robert, herby, Hercegovina, Herceptin, Herculaneum, herculean, Hercules, Hercules beetle, Hercules-club, Hercynian, hercynite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for herculeanFor women with ADHD conforming to these problematic standards is a herculean task. Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD|Rae Jacobson|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Those versions of the story present a Herculean drama of man versus nature. Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton|Darrell Hartman|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST It goes back to the Greeks and the idea of sport as some sort of Herculean sacrifice without personal enrichment. The Unwarranted Mythology of Oscar Pistorius|Buzz Bissinger|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Now even the scaled-down agreement is proving a herculean task. Biden, McConnell Race to Avoid Fiscal Cliff|Howard Kurtz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tangling with the ancients in this way takes a certain Herculean arrogance. A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ Reviewed|Robert Herritt|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST With no little difficulty I did what Marion desired; his Herculean body was heavy. The Casque's Lark|Eugne Sue And still the giant Cossack, with herculean strength and unbelievable prowess, was fighting his assailants. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks|Clair W. Hayes What was the meaning of this so steady and self-respecting, this small Herculean labor, I knew not. Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience|Henry David Thoreau He was a man of herculean proportions, and blessed with as commonplace features as you could find in a day's walk. This is a herculean task but this is what confronts us and I for one, believe we can accomplish it. Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt|William James Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for herculean
adjectiverequiring tremendous effort, strength, etca herculean task (sometimes capital) resembling Hercules in strength, courage, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to herculeanalmighty, backbreaking, colossal, courageous, forceful, gargantuan, gigantic, hard, heroic, huge, impressive, laborious, mighty, strenuous, tough, vigorous |