adjective
colossal
kuh-LO-suhl
adjective
1
Extremely large in size or scale.
"The company suffered a colossal loss after the product recall."
"They built a colossal statue at the entrance to the stadium."
How to Use Colossal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHuge — used for anything impressively, sometimes overwhelmingly, large.
Common pairings
colossal failure
colossal size
colossal waste
Word Forms
more colossal comparative, most colossal superlative
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Etymology
From French colossal, from Latin colossus, from Greek kolossos, "giant statue."