adj.
Pronunciation: hyü- ' m ə ŋ -g ə s, yü-, - ' mä ŋ -
Variant: also hu · mun · gous \ - ' m ə ŋ -g ə s \
Function: adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration of huge + monstrous
Date: circa 1967
: extremely large : HUGE <a humongous building> < humongous amounts of money>