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gargantuan Definition

gar·gan·tuan (gär ganc̸ho̵̅o̅ ən)

adjective

enormous; gigantic

Etymology: after Gargantua

gargantuan Synonyms

gargantuan

modif.

enormous, huge, immense; see large 1.

gargantuan Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • proportion: Now, of course, he is simply the latter half of Posh ' n ' Becks, a tabloid monster of gargantuan proportions.
  • scale: P&G ' s gargantuan scale makes them a hugely influential organization.
  • task: To think that gargantuan communications tasks can be achieved this way makes you realize how far we've come.
  • effort: Clearly, Field Marshal Haig is about to make yet another gargantuan effort to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin.
  • amount: I gorged myself on gargantuan amounts of gastro goodness, which was another reason why I didnât write.
  • appetite: If anyone sells a work of art in London to fund its gargantuan museum appetite, all hell breaks loose.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: And what would any of us do without the selfless and truly gargantuan efforts of our administrator, Maureen Hagan?
  • absolutely: The meals we ate there were basic but good, with the overwhelming advantage of being absolutely gargantuan and dirt-cheap.

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