STUPENDOUS, adjective [Low Latin, to astonish.] Literally, striking dumb by its magnitude; hence, astonishing; wonderful; amazing; particularly, of astonishing magnitude or elevation; as a stupendous pile; a stupendous edifice; a stupendous mountain; a stupendous bridge.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.