Herculean

herculean English Alternative forms en Herculæan Herculian en herculean herculian Etymology en :af Hercules -an + 1 Pronunciation en /hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/ /ˌhɜːɹkjəˈliːən/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herculean.wav Southern England en uːliən 4 Adjective Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. I iii 343 1 But this is not the best:—look, pr'ythee, Charmian, / How this Herculean Roman does become / The carriage of his chafe. Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty. en a Herculean labour en 1748 w:Tobias George Smollett w:The Adventures of Roderick Random He replied in a dry manner, that I would find it a Herculean task to chastise everybody who should laugh at my expense; 2006, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear (TV show), commenting on the Bugatti Veyron automobile The guys at Volkswagen have a Herculean task. en 2012 John Nonte Supercollider 4 There are thousands of known isotopes, and to have a functional and easily maintainable exhibit for all of these would require a Herculean effort. Translations of extraordinary might, power, size, etc. Asturian: ast herculeu Catalan: ca herculi Czech: cs herkulovský French: fr herculéen Galician: gl hercúleo German: de herkulisch Greek: el ηράκλειος Ancient Greek: grc ἡράκλειος Hungarian: hu herkulesi Italian: it erculeo Portuguese: pt hercúleo Russian: ru богаты́рский, ru исполи́нский, ru геркуле́сов, ru гера́клов Spanish: es hercúleo, es heracleo, es herculino Swedish: sv herkulisk requiring a huge amount of work Catalan: ca herculi Czech: cs herkulovský French: fr herculéen German: de herkulisch Polish: pl benedyktyński Portuguese: pt hercúleo Swedish: sv herkulisk See also en Augean en eponyms terms derived from Greek mythology