Herculean
Of extraordinary might, power, size, etcOf extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.
» It really was a Herculean task.
Das war wirklich eine Herkulesarbeit. — brauchinet
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2 sensesOf extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.
herkulisch
богаты́рскийbogatýrskij, исполи́нскийispolínskij, геркуле́совgerkulésov
displaying superhuman strength or power
Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.
a Herculean labour
2006, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear (TV show), commenting on the Bugatti Veyron automobile The guys at Volkswagen have a Herculean task.
herkulisch
Examples
1 sentencesIt really was a Herculean task.
deDas war wirklich eine Herkulesarbeit. — brauchinet
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more Herculean, most Herculean| Comparative | more Herculean Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most Herculean Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- displaying superhuman strength or power:powerful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.