gigantic








adjective

  1. very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
  2. of, like, or befitting a giant.

adjective

  1. very large; enormousa gigantic error
  2. Also: gigantesque (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk) of or suitable for giants
adj.

1610s, “pertaining to giants,” from Latin gigant- stem of gigantem, from gigas “giant” (see giant) + -ic. Replaced earlier gigantine (c.1600), gigantical (c.1600), giantlike (1570s). Of material or immaterial things, actions, etc., by 1797.

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