monumental
adjective/ˌmɒnjuˈmentl/
/ˌmɑːnjuˈmentl/
- [usually before noun] very important and having a great influence, especially as the result of years of work synonym historic
- Gibbon’s monumental work ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’
- [only before noun] very large, good, bad, stupid, etc. synonym major
- We have a monumental task ahead of us.
- a monumental error/disaster/cock-up
Extra Examples- monumental incompetence
- It seems like an act of monumental folly.
- We must act now to avert a disaster of monumental proportions.
- This book is a work of monumental significance.
- [only before noun] appearing in or serving as a monument
- a monumental inscription/tomb
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