— gigantically , adv. — giganticness , n.
/juy gan"tik, ji-/ , adj.
1. very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
2. of, like, or befitting a giant.
[ 1605-15; gigant- GIANT + -IC ]
Syn. 1. enormous, immense, prodigious, herculean, cyclopean, titanic. GIGANTIC, COLOSSAL, MAMMOTH, MONSTROUS are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. GIGANTIC refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn. COLOSSAL refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god: a colossal victory. MAMMOTH refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used esp. of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship. MONSTROUS means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size: a monstrous blunder.
Ant. 1. tiny.