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gigantic

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gi⋅gan⋅tic

  [jahy-gan-tik, ji-]
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–adjective
1. very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
2. of, like, or befitting a giant.
Origin:
1605–15; < L gigant- giant + -ic

Related forms:
gi⋅gan⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
gi⋅gan⋅tic⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
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.

Antonyms:
1. tiny.
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gi·gan·tic   (jī-gān'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or suggestive of a giant.

    1. Exceedingly large of its kind: a gigantic toadstool.

    2. Very large or extensive: a gigantic corporation. See Synonyms at enormous.


[From Latin gigās, gigant-, giant; see giant, or from Greek gigantikos (from gigās, gigant-, giant).]
gi·gan'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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