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Her·cu·le·an
(hûr′kyə-lē′ən, hûr-kyo͞o′lē-)adj.
1. often herculean Of unusual size, power, or difficulty.
2. Greek & Roman Mythology
a. Of or relating to Hercules.
b. Resembling Hercules.
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herculean
(ˌhɜːkjʊˈliːən)adj
1. requiring tremendous effort, strength, etc: a herculean task.
2. (sometimes capital) resembling Hercules in strength, courage, etc
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her•cu•le•an
(ˌhɜr kyəˈli ən, hɜrˈkyu li-)adj.
1. requiring extraordinary strength or exertion: a herculean task.
2. of enormous strength, courage, or size.
3. (cap.) of or pertaining to Hercules.
[1590–1600]
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Adj. | 1. | herculean - displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" superhuman - above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" |
2. | herculean - extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task" |
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Herculean
adjective
1. arduous, hard, demanding, difficult, heavy, tough, exhausting, formidable, gruelling, strenuous, prodigious, onerous, laborious, toilsome Finding a lawyer may seem like a Herculean task.
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herculean
adjectiveOf extraordinary size and power:
behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.
Informal: walloping.
Slang: whopping.
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herculean
adj → herkulisch; proportions → riesenhaft; effort → übermenschlich; herculean strength → Bären- or Riesenkräfte pl; a herculean task → eine Herkulesarbeit
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