gigantuan
/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/
gigantuan adjective: very large.
Adjective
gigantuan (comparative more gigantuan, superlative most gigantuan)
- Very large.
- At minimum, print out each "reg" 5-tuple separately, instead of one gigantuan string.1999 September 3, Philip Brown, “driver: how to map specific IOspace address?”, in comp.unix.solaris (Usenet)
- Because it was build in the fourties^([sic]) it is steem^([sic]) powered and with its gigantuan pipe it has to have 12 sweeps working 24 hours per day.2003 December 29, Kristian Lahdensuo, “World's largest train”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- ample, big, exceeding, cosmic, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable, expansive, good-sized
Synonyms of gigantuan
Forms of gigantuan
| comparative | more gigantuan |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gigantuan |
Origin of gigantuan
Conflation or blend of gigantic + gargantuan.
Questions about gigantuan
- What does gigantuan mean?
- Gigantuan means very large.
- What part of speech is gigantuan?
- Gigantuan is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gigantuan?
- Gigantuan is pronounced /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/.
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