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humongous

adjective/ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/

What It Means

Of an extremely large size.

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Humongous in Context

“Solomon had pulled this humongous fish that was bigger than anything weʼd ever seen.”

— 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 19

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Of expressive origin, likely inspired by huge, with the termination of monstrous.

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