monumental
monumental, massive
adjective moh-noo-men-TAHL Rare
Usage Note
Monumental describes both literally huge structures (un edificio monumental) and figuratively enormous efforts or blunders (un error monumental). In tourism, conjunto monumental refers to a historic monument complex. As an invariable adjective ending in -al it has the same form for masculine and feminine nouns.
Examples
"Cometió un error monumental en la reunión."
Natural Translation
He made a monumental mistake at the meeting.
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