titanicaladj.

Brit.

/tʌɪˈtanᵻkl/, U.S.

/taɪˈtænəkəl/

Forms: 1600s titanicall, 1600s– titanical.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Titanicus , -al suffix¹; Greek Τιτανικός , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Titanicus or its etymon ancient Greek Τιτανικός (for both see titanic adj.¹) + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare later titanic adj.¹

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of the Titans; spec. colossal, gigantic; = titanic adj.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

hugea1275

hideousc1330

infinitec1385

unmeasureda1398

unmeasurablec1405

hugyc1420

immeasurable1440

ingentc1450

unmeetlyc1450

giant1480

immense1490

monstrous?a1513

unmeasurely1513

hugeousa1529

unportable1537

enormous1544

enormc1560

giantly1561

immensible1579

rouncival1582

dismeasured1584

vast1585

immeasured1590

gargantuan1596

omnipotent1596

colossian1601

immane1601

prodigious1601

Polyphemian1602

Titanian1603

titanical1603

gigantical1604

immensive1604

gigantine1605

colossic1607

gigantean1611

Gogmagotical1612

gigantal?1614

Babylonian1617

leviathan1625

titanic1628

elephantine1631

gigantive1638

colossean1644

decumanal1652

immensurate1654

gigant1658

decuman1659

colossal1664

abnormous1710

Brobdingnagian1728

Brobdingnag1731

Pantagruelian1737

heroic1785

Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

monster1837

titanesque1838

monstre1840

giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1301 The Titanicall acts [Fr. les faits Titaniques; Gk. τὰ Τιτανικὰ]..accord with that which is reported as touching the dismembring of Osiris.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 61 A Gigantical and Titanical Attempt, to dethrone the Deity.

?1790 T. Taylor Diss. Eleusinian & Bacchic Myst. i. 40 While the soul is in a state of servitude to the body, she lives confined, as it were, in bonds, through the dominion of this Titanical life.

1860 Punch 24 Mar. 120/1 We live in days of wonders, both social and mechanical, Of fabulous projectiles, of forces quite Titanical.

1951 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 22 May 19/1 Wilson chalked up all sorts of records in losing but one game, a titanical affair to Jordan.

2004 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 8 Apr. 16 Let's hope our councillors are kept well away or otherwise the schemes would be titanical in failure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titanical
释义	titanicaladj. Brit. /tʌɪˈtanᵻkl/, U.S. /taɪˈtænəkəl/ Forms: 1600s titanicall, 1600s– titanical. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Titanicus , -al suffix¹; Greek Τιτανικός , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Titanicus or its etymon ancient Greek Τιτανικός (for both see titanic adj.¹) + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare later titanic adj.¹ Of, relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of the Titans; spec. colossal, gigantic; = titanic adj.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1301 The Titanicall acts [Fr. les faits Titaniques; Gk. τὰ Τιτανικὰ]..accord with that which is reported as touching the dismembring of Osiris. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 61 A Gigantical and Titanical Attempt, to dethrone the Deity. ?1790 T. Taylor Diss. Eleusinian & Bacchic Myst. i. 40 While the soul is in a state of servitude to the body, she lives confined, as it were, in bonds, through the dominion of this Titanical life. 1860 Punch 24 Mar. 120/1 We live in days of wonders, both social and mechanical, Of fabulous projectiles, of forces quite Titanical. 1951 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 22 May 19/1 Wilson chalked up all sorts of records in losing but one game, a titanical affair to Jordan. 2004 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 8 Apr. 16 Let's hope our councillors are kept well away or otherwise the schemes would be titanical in failure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603
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