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riesig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abominable adj Extremely unpleasant or disgusting; causing strong hatred or disapproval.
  • bigtime adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
  • colossal adjective Extremely large in size or scale.
  • enormous adj Extremely large in size, extent, or degree.
  • giant noun A legendary humanlike being of enormous size and strength.
  • gigantic adjective Extremely large in size.
  • ginormous adj Extremely, almost comically large.
  • huge adjective Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
  • humongous adjective Extremely large; huge.
  • terrific adj Excellent; wonderful.
  • vast adj Extremely large in size, extent, or amount.
  • whopping adj Remarkably large or impressive in size or amount.

Senses

riesig is used for these senses in English:

  • abominable (obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
  • bigtime Of major significance or importance.
  • colossal Extremely large or on a great scale.
  • enormous Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
  • giant Very large.
  • ginormous (colloquial) Very large.
  • humongous (informal) Of an extremely large size.
  • terrific Extremely good; excellent, amazing. [from 19th c.]

bigtime — full definition

  1. adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
  2. adv To a considerable or noticeable degree.

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