Meaning

2 senses
  1. Monumental; very large or important

  2. Memorable or remarkable; worthy of recording or memorializing.

Origin

From monument + -ous. First attested in 1889, probably a new formation, comparable with La

From monument + -ous. First attested in 1889, probably a new formation, comparable with Latin monumentosum, Portuguese monumentoso (“monumental”).

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Forms

more monumentous, most monumentous
Comparativemore monumentous Lesson
Superlativemost monumentous Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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