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gigantean, a.|dʒaɪgænˈtiːən|
[f. L. gigantē-us (ad. Gr. γιγάντειος, recorded only in late Gr., f. γίγαντ-: see giant) + -an.]
= gigantic a.
1611Coryat Crudities 420 An exceeding huge Gigantean Switzer. 1647H. More Poems 318 When the strong Fates with Gigantean force Bear thee in iron arms. 1670–98R. Lassels Voy. Italy 121 Near the gates..stand two statues of more than Gygantean bulk. 1715M. Davies Athen. Brit. i. 255 They can't reach up to that wicked Pitch of Jesuitical Gigantean Heights therein. 1818J. H. Frere Whistlecr. Nat. Poem iii. xlix, Had he so done, the gigantean corps Had sack'd the convent on that very day. 1865Athenæum No. 1955. 524/2 The desire for gigantean buildings. |