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Word entry · 9 letters

herculean

Best crossword clue

"Mighty in scale"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceehlnruStarts with HEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

Word origin

From Hercules + -an.

Used in a sentence

  • But this is not the best:—look, pr'ythee, Charmian, / How this Herculean Roman does become / The carriage of his chafe.
  • a Herculean labour
  • He replied in a dry manner, that I would find it a Herculean task to chastise everybody who should laugh at my expense;

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