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gigantesque

[ jahy-gan-tesk ]

/ ˌdʒaɪ gænˈtɛsk /

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adjective

of a huge or gigantic size; of or suited to a giant.

Origin of gigantesque

1815–25; < French < Italian gigantesco, equivalent to gigante giant + -esco -esque

Words nearby gigantesque

gigaflop, gigaflops, gigahertz, gigantean, gigantes, gigantesque, gigantic, gigantism, giganto-, gigantomachy, gigantomastia

Example sentences from the Web for gigantesque

Flaubert scribbled on Du Camp's letters another of his favourite expletives, Gigantesque!

Egoists |James Huneker
Two or three gigantesque meeting-houses, featureless and sombre, domineer over the roofs around them.

Uppingham by the Sea |John Henry Skrine
Everything about this great composer was gigantesque, as became a giant.

Genius in Sunshine and Shadow |Maturin Murray Ballou
In a city like ours, every thing should be in keeping, and the predominant principle should be the gigantesque.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 |Various

There was something, too, in its order, by which it resembled the gigantesque features of the old Greek master.

Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. September, 1863, No. LXXI. |Various