HUMONGOUS


Meaning of HUMONGOUS in English

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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.