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colossal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • colossal adjective Extremely large in size or scale.
  • daunting adj Making someone feel intimidated or discouraged because a task looks so difficult or big.
  • galactic adj Relating to a galaxy, especially the Milky Way.
  • gigantic adjective Extremely large in size.
  • ginormous adj Extremely, almost comically large.

Senses

colossal is used for these senses in English:

  • colossal Extremely large or on a great scale.
  • daunting Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.
  • galactic (figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact).
  • gigantic Very large.
  • ginormous (colloquial) Very large.

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