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gigantine

gigantine is the obsolete form of gigantic.

Meaning of gigantic

Adjective

gigantic (comparative more gigantic, superlative most gigantic)

  1. Very large.
    • Thou Genius of the place (this most renowned Ile)
      Which livedst long before the All-earth-drowning Flood,
      Whilst yet the world did swarme with her Gigantick brood;1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 1 p. 1
  2. (slang) Excellent; very good or exciting.
    • This band is going to be gigantic.
  3. In the manner of a giant.

Forms of gigantine

comparativemore gigantine
superlativemost gigantine

Questions about gigantine

What is gigantine the obsolete form of?
Gigantine is the obsolete form of gigantic.

Words near gigantine in the dictionary

  1. gigantifies
  2. gigantiform
  3. gigantify
  4. gigantifying
  5. gigantin
  6. gigantine
  7. gigantiporate
  8. gigantism
  9. gigantisms
  10. gigantize
  11. gigantized

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