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单词 gigantic
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gigantic

[ jahy-gan-tik, ji- ]
/ dʒaɪˈgæn tɪk, dʒɪ- /
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adjective

very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
of, like, or befitting a giant.

Origin of gigantic

1605–15; from Latin gigant- giant + -ic

SYNONYMS FOR gigantic

1 enormous, immense, prodigious, herculean, cyclopean, titanic.
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ANTONYMS FOR gigantic

1 tiny.
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synonym study for gigantic

1. Gigantic, colossal, mammoth, monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn. Colossal refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god: a colossal victory. Mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used especially of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship. Monstrous means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size: a monstrous blunder.

OTHER WORDS FROM gigantic

gi·gan·ti·cal·ly, adverbgi·gan·tic·ness, noun

Words nearby gigantic

gigaflops, gigahertz, gigantean, Gigantes, gigantesque, gigantic, gigantism, giganto-, gigantomachy, gigantomastia, Gigantopithecus
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British Dictionary definitions for gigantic

gigantic
/ (dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk) /

adjective

very large; enormousa gigantic error
Also: gigantesque (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk) of or suitable for giants

Derived forms of gigantic

gigantically, adverbgiganticness, noun

Word Origin for gigantic

C17: from Greek gigantikos, from gigas giant
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