(ˈ)jī|gantik, -gaan-, tēk also jə̇ˈg- adjective
Etymology: Greek gigantikos, from gigant- + -ikos -ic
1. obsolete : of or relating to a giant
2.
a. : like or suggesting a giant (as in size or strength)
of a gigantic stature … about eight feet in height and proportionally large — Mary W. Shelley
wind and waves … were hurled with gigantic force — Encore
b. : markedly larger than others of the same class or group : greater in size than the usual or expected
a gigantic fir
a gigantic wave
a gigantic tanker
c. : of extraordinary, towering, or superhuman intellectual or moral stature or force
up in my mind rose the gigantic artist of Rome in all his genius and glory — Eve Langley
the gigantic figures of Washington
his personality became gigantic … it overrode the man to whom he talked — Sherwood Anderson
d. : extremely large or great : enormous
suffered a gigantic setback
possessed of a gigantic hunger — Niccolò Tucci
a gigantic enterprise
a gigantic annual folk festival — J.A.Morris b.1904
Synonyms: see huge