When was the word stupendous invented?
Score: 4.1/5 (73 votes) stupendous (adj.)1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid).Is stupendous a real...