titanic
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
- of or like the Titans
- 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
ti·tan′i·cally adverb
titanic
Synonyms
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.
It was inevitable theTitanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.
Browse dictionary entries near titanic
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- Titanism
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- titanosaur
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