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gigantic; enormous; colossal: a gargantuan task.
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| —adj | |
| (sometimes capital) huge; enormous | |
| usage Some people think that gargantuan should only be used to describe things connected with food: a gargantuan meal; his gargantuan appetite | |
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is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
gargantuan
1596, from Gargantua, large-mouthed giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Sp./Port. garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle.
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