0 needing great strength and determination:
1 having or needing great strength or effort:
She had the herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.
It took herculean efforts to survive the ordeal of fighting in such inhospitable space.
The editors have made a herculean effort in realizing this volume which is destined to become a benchmark contribution in this field.
The underlying scholarly labour has been herculean.
I believe that the chairman of the committee and its members and the rapporteur have performed a similar, herculean, task.
None the less, for all their herculean efforts, the vessel remained stranded for five days, and about 65,000 tonnes of oil has been spilt.
He described the industry's task in meeting that target as herculean.
I know that his own efforts to assist us in the employment field have been herculean.
They have mounted herculean efforts to provide the necessary support.
