Gigantic

Gi-gan′tic

,

Adj.

[L.

gigas

,

-antis

, giant. See

Giant

.]

1.

Of extraordinary size; like a giant.

2.

Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly;

as,

gigantic

deeds;

gigantic

wickedness.

Milton.

When descends on the Atlantic
The

gigantic

Strom wind of the equinox.

Longfellow.

Gigantic

GIGAN'TIC

,

Adj.

[L. giganticus.] Of extraordinary size; very large; huge; like a giant. A man of gigantic stature.

1.

Enormous; very great or mighty; as gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness.

Gigantical and gigantine, for gigantic, rarely or never used.

gigantic

English

Alternative forms

gigantick (obsolete)

Adjective

gigantic ‎(comparative more gigantic, superlative most gigantic)

Very large.
In the manner of a giant.

Synonyms

gigantesque
See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

gigantism

Related terms

giant

Translations

very large

Arabic: ضخم, هائل
Breton: ramzel (br)
Bulgarian: гигантски (bg) ‎(gigantski), колосален (bg) ‎(kolosalen), огромен (bg) ‎(ogromen)
Catalan: gegantí, gegantesc
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巨大 (zh) ‎(jùdà)
Czech: obrovský (cs) m, obří
Danish: gigantisk
Dutch: gigantisch (nl)
Esperanto: giganta
Finnish: jättiläismäinen (fi), jättimäinen (fi)
French: gigantesque (fr)
Galician: xigante, xigantesco
Georgian: ვებერთელა ‎(vebertela), უზარმაზარი ‎(uzarmazari), გიგანტური ‎(giganṭuri), უშველებელი ‎(ušvelebeli)
German: gigantisch (de)

Greek: γιγάντειος (el) ‎(gigánteios), πελώριος (el) ‎(pelórios)
Hungarian: gigászi (hu), gigantikus (hu)
Ido: giganta (io)
Italian: gigantesco (it)
Japanese: 巨大な ‎(きょだいな kyodaina)
Latvian: gigantisks, milzīgs
Persian: غول آسا
Portuguese: gigantesco (pt)
Rapa Nui: nui nui
Romanian: uriaș (ro), gigantic (ro)
Russian: гига́нтский (ru) ‎(gigántskij), грома́дный (ru) ‎(gromádnyj)
Spanish: gigante (es), gigantesco (es)
Swedish: gigantisk (sv), jättestor (sv)

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