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titanic Definition

ti·tanic (tī tan′ik, ti-)

adjective

designating or of a chemical compound containing tetravalent titanium

Titanic Definition

Ti·tanic (tī tan′ik)

adjective

  1. of or like the Titans
  2. of great size, strength, or power

Etymology: Gr Titanikos

noun

British ocean liner that sank with great loss of life in 1912 on its maiden voyage

Titanic Related Forms
ti·tan′i·cally adverb
titanic Synonyms

titanic

modif.

huge, colossal, enormous; see large 1.

titanic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tussle: First John White took out David Evans in a titanic tussle that brought the full house regularly to its feet.
  • struggle: In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core.
  • battle: Squash: Who had a " titanic battle " to win the gold medal?
  • clash: It's the titanic clash that closes the Star Wars saga for good!
  • disaster: Stead was to die on the Titanic disaster of 1912.
  • quarter: We are already playing our role in Titanic Quarter.

Used with adjective complement

  • sink: They are now wasting further billions to prop up a sinking titanic of enterprise that's morally, scientifically as well as financially bankrupt.
Titanic Quotes

I have no intention of rearranging the furniture on the deck of theTitanic.

—Morton, Rogers Clark Ballard

It was inevitable theTitanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.

—Hague,William