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gigantic

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Scrabble points
12
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16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
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/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ · [d͡ʒaɪˈɡɛəntɪk]

Definition of gigantic

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Very large.
    “Thou Genius of the place (this most renowned Ile) Which livedst long before the All-earth-drowning Flood, Whilst yet the world did swarme with her Gigantick brood;”
    “It is in solitude that the imagination exercises its gigantic power; and where are a woman's feelings nurtured but in solitude?”
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adj

  1. Very large.
    “Thou Genius of the place (this most renowned Ile) Which livedst long before the All-earth-drowning Flood, Whilst yet the world did swarme with her Gigantick brood;”
    “It is in solitude that the imagination exercises its gigantic power; and where are a woman's feelings nurtured but in solitude?”
  2. (slang)Excellent; very good or exciting.
    “This band is going to be gigantic.”
  3. In the manner of a giant.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γιγαντικός (gigantikós), ultimately from γίγας (gígas, “giant”). According to the Poly-Olbion project coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.

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