GIGANTIC


Meaning of GIGANTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jī-ˈgan-tik, jə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek gigantikos, from gigant-, gigas giant

Date: 1630

: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)

a man of gigantic stature

made a last gigantic effort

gigantic industrial combines

Synonyms: see enormous

• gi·gan·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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