colossal
Extremely large or on a great scale.
Example
“A single puppy can make a colossal mess.”
Other meanings
Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.
Related words
- colossally
- colossalness
- hypercolossal
- supercolossal
- ultracolossal
- colossal squid
- mega-colossal
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κολοσσός" (giant statue).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “colossal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.