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behemothic

behemothic adjective: colossal, of enormous size and power.

Adjective

behemothic (comparative more behemothic, superlative most behemothic)

  1. colossal, of enormous size and power.
    • Oozing and surging up out of that yawning trap-door in the Cyclopean crypt I had glimpsed such an unbelievable behemothic monstrosity that I could not doubt the power of its original to kill with its mere sight.1933, H. P. Lovecraft, Out of the Aeons

Synonyms of behemothic

Forms of behemothic

comparativemore behemothic
superlativemost behemothic
alternative formbehemotic

Origin of behemothic

From behemoth + -ic.

Questions about behemothic

What does behemothic mean?
Behemothic means colossal, of enormous size and power.
What part of speech is behemothic?
Behemothic is an adjective.

Words near behemothic in the dictionary

  1. behelming
  2. behelms
  3. behelp
  4. behemoth
  5. behemothian
  6. behemothic
  7. behemoths
  8. behen
  9. behenamide
  10. behenate
  11. behenates

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