Colossal

/kəˈlɒsəl/ · adjective

Meaning

Extremely large or on a great scale..

Definitions by Sense

1. Extremely large or on a great scale.
2. Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

Example Sentences

A single puppy can make a colossal mess.

Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

What is wrong with you, you colossal fucking creep⁉ You found the only possible wrong answer to that question! “What’s your favorite color? Hitler.”

"It's just the very biggest thing that I ever heard of!" said I, though it was my journalistic rather than my scientific enthusiasm that was roused. "It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world."

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• more colossal
• most colossal

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