monumental
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl//
- United States//ˌmɑnjəˈmɛntəl//
- Canada//ˌmɒnjəˈmɛntəl//
In the manner of a monument.
adjective
- 1
In the manner of a monument.
- 2
Large, grand and imposing.
- 3
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
a monumental task
- 4
Relating to monuments.
Monumental construction.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Forms
- comparative
- more monumental
- superlative
- most monumental
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