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单词 gigantic
释义 gi·gan·tic
\(ˈ)jī|gantik, -gaan-, tēk also jə̇ˈg-\ adjective
Etymology: Greek gigantikos, from gigant- + -ikos -ic
1. obsolete : of or relating to a giant
2.
 a. : like or suggesting a giant (as in size or strength)
  < of a gigantic stature … about eight feet in height and proportionally large — Mary W. Shelley >
  < wind and waves … were hurled with gigantic force — Encore >
 b. : markedly larger than others of the same class or group : greater in size than the usual or expected
  < a gigantic fir >
  < a gigantic wave >
  < a gigantic tanker >
 c. : of extraordinary, towering, or superhuman intellectual or moral stature or force
  < up in my mind rose the gigantic artist of Rome in all his genius and glory — Eve Langley >
  < the gigantic figures of Washington >
  < his personality became gigantic … it overrode the man to whom he talked — Sherwood Anderson >
 d. : extremely large or great : enormous
  < suffered a gigantic setback >
  < possessed of a gigantic hunger — Niccolò Tucci >
  < a gigantic enterprise >
  < a gigantic annual folk festival — J.A.Morris b.1904 >
Synonyms: see huge
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