colossal
[ kuh-los-uh l ]
/ kəˈlɒs əl /
adjective
extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
of or resembling a colossus.
(initial capital letter) Architecture.
noting or pertaining to a classical order whose columns or pilasters span two or more stories of a building.
Origin of colossal
First recorded in 1705–15;
coloss(us) +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM colossal
col·os·sal·i·ty [kol-uh-sal-i-tee] /ˌkɒl əˈsæl ɪ ti/, noun co·los·sal·ly, adverb su·per·co·los·sal, adjective su·per·co·los·sal·ly, adverbWords nearby colossal
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British Dictionary definitions for colossal
colossal
/ (kəˈlɒsəl) /
adjective
of immense size; huge; gigantic
(in figure sculpture) approximately twice life-size
Compare heroic (def. 7)
Also: giant architect
of or relating to the order of columns and pilasters that extend more than one storey in a façade