gi·gan·tesque \|jīˌgan.|tesk, -_gən.-; jīˈgan.ˌt-, jə̇ˈg-\adjective Etymology: French, from Italian gigantesco, from gigant- + -esco -esque : of enormous or grotesquely large proportions : gigantic < Greek comedy is gigantesque buffoonery — J.J.Chapman > < a gigantesque novel >