Herculean

adj.

1. often herculean Of unusual size, power, or difficulty.
2. Greek & Roman Mythology.
   1. Of or relating to Hercules.
   2. Resembling Hercules.

adjective

Of extraordinary size and power: behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast. Informal walloping. Slang whopping. See big/small/amount.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: displaying superhuman strength or power
  Synonym: powerful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - herkulisk

Français (French)
adj. - herculéen

Deutsch (German)
adj. - herkulisch, bärenstark, Herkules-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηράκλειος

Italiano (Italian)
erculeo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hercúleo

Русский (Russian)
геркулесов, очень трудный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hercúleo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - herkulisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
力大无比的, 巨大的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 力大無比的, 巨大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 괴력이 있는 , 거대한, 대단히 곤란한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非常な力を要する, ヘラクレスのような, ヘラクレスの, 大力無双の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדיר, של הרקולס‬

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