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huge

  • adjective
  • /hjuːd͡ʒ/

Very strong, powerful or dedicated.

Example

“Both of my parents are huge supporters of animal rights.”

Other meanings

  1. Very interesting, significant or popular.

    “The band's next album is going to be huge.”

Related words

  • hugantic
  • hugemongous
  • hugy
  • humongous
  • hunormous
  • overhuge
  • huge page
  • hugely
  • hugen
  • hugeness
  • hugeous
  • hugesome

Example sentences

  • “It was a huge waste of time.”

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Word history

From Old French "ahuge" (high, lofty, great, large, huge).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “huge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.