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herculean
/hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/
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What does herculean mean?
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Herculean.
- Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.
- Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.
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IPA pronunciation
/hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/
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What was the meaning of this so steady and self-respecting, this small Herculean labor, I knew not.
From his Herculean frame and great powers of limb he had received the nickname of BROM BONES, by which he was universally known.
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The first hint of this came from the messman and cook who commenced to make a Herculean sweep of the pint-mugs and tin plates.
Bar Comas was stone dead, and only the most herculean efforts on the part of Dak Kova’s females saved him from the fate he deserved.
Tamahay was of heroic proportions, herculean in strength, a superb runner; in fact, he had all the physical qualities of an athlete or a typical Indian.