ˈɛpɪkəl hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) an epic voyage of heroic proportions heroic sculpture constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic epic tradition a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds