English
Alternative spellings
herculean
Etymology
see Hercules
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /h�r�kju�li�n/
Adjective
Herculean
- very strong, similar to the mythical Hercules in size
#:* 1607: But this is not the best:--look, pr'ythee, Charmian, / How this Herculean Roman does become / The carriage of his chafe. � Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, i 3
- said of something that will take a huge amount of work -- a Herculean labour, a Herculean task
#*1748, Tobias George Smollett, 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, commenting on the Bugatti Veyron
#*: The guys at Volkswagen has a Herculean task.
Translations
French: herculéen m, herculéenne f (2)
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