supergargantuan
US/suːpəɹˈɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/
supergargantuan adjective: exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great.
Adjective
supergargantuan (comparative more supergargantuan, superlative most supergargantuan)
- Exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great.
- QUOTING LeRoy Prinz, dance director in chief for Paramount, the New York Herald Tribune says: ‘‘He contends that the supergargantuan musicals that have been rolling out of Hollywood will be replaced soon by new musicals of more intimate nature.” Glory be!1938 April 30, Mabel Keefer, “Cinematic Soliloquy: Induced by Random Notes from the Little Scratch Pad of Mabel Keefer”, in Hollywood Spectator, Hollywood Spectator, Inc., page 15
- Recently a fairly young man was put in charge of the supergargantuan performances of Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera.1940, Poul Anderson, Musical Courier 1940-12-01: Volume 122 Issue 11, Summy-Birchard Publishing Company, page 70
Examples of supergargantuan in a sentence
- The Rand-type thinkman thinks only about death and how to inflict it on a supergargantuan scale.1959, The Nation, Volume 188, J.H. Richards, page 60:
- June 2010 appears relatively massive, with a slow streak ending on the 18th and giving way to an escalation of blockbusters - in what looks to be 15 days of supergargantuan box office.2010 June 4, Michael Lynderey, “June 2010 Forecast”, in www.boxofficeprophets.com, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2021:
Forms of supergargantuan
| comparative | more supergargantuan |
|---|---|
| superlative | most supergargantuan |
| alternative form | super-gargantuan |
Origin of supergargantuan
From super- + gargantuan.
Questions about supergargantuan
- What does supergargantuan mean?
- Supergargantuan means exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great.
- How do you use supergargantuan in a sentence?
- The Rand-type thinkman thinks only about death and how to inflict it on a supergargantuan scale.
- What part of speech is supergargantuan?
- Supergargantuan is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce supergargantuan?
- Supergargantuan is pronounced /suːpəɹˈɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/ (US).
Words near supergargantuan in the dictionary
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