gigantic

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gi·gan·tic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ ●●○ adjective  BIGextremely big 巨大的，庞大的 SYN huge a gigantic skyscraper 摩天大楼► see thesaurus at big —gigantically /-kli/ adverb

Examples from the Corpus

gigantic• These gigantic creatures became extinct in the Jurassic period.• Once upon a time, Triton had been a gigantic deity, ruling the deep ocean of the unknown.• The house was lit like a Christmas tree and shaped like a gigantic igloo.• This alarm sounds like a gigantic pencil-sharpener grinding up something awful.• Just two seats, an engine and a gigantic price tag of £35,000.• Dotty herself was in the garden, a straw hat of gigantic proportions crowning her untidy thatch of hair.• a gigantic statue of Buddha• Nowhere else in a country involved in a gigantic war effort could one have found that kind of power to spare.• Gigantic waves more than 40 feet high crashed against the boat.Origin gigantic (1600-1700) Greek gigas “extremely large person”

gi·gan·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable  

extremely big Corpus

gigantic
gi‧gan‧tic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ adjectiveextremely big
   SYN  huge:
    a gigantic skyscraper
—gigantically /-kli/ adverb
     

THESAURUS

■ very big
   ▪ huge/massive/enormous extremely big: The table was enormous. | a huge explosion | Their house is huge. | There is a huge amount of work to be done. | There has been a massive increase in oil prices. | The company is massive, operating in 150 countries. | A massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes. | He’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently. | The changes will have an enormous impact.
   ▪ great [only before noun] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something: He achieved great success in America. | The college offers a great number of courses. | a great advantage
   ▪ vast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts: vast areas of rainforest | A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.
   ▪ gigantic extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type: Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.
   ▪ colossal extremely big – used about amounts or objects: James ran up a colossal phone bill. | a colossal statue of Napoleon
   ▪ tremendous having an extremely big effect: There have been some tremendous changes. | My new job will be a tremendous challenge. | The children were making a tremendous amount of noise.

gi·gan·ticBrE /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ 🔊NAmE /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely large 巨大的；庞大的 SYN enormous, huge