gargantuan

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  1. adjective Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous.

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  • I suppose the Romans—who left their walls here and their gargantuan arenas to the west, on the coast—saw the same autumn and gave the same shiver. —  The Historian
  • I noticed that one CO was gargantuan, the other short and stocky. —  Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
  • And his nose was gargantuan, almost the size of a clenched fist. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2002
  • It would seem that those who can shell out sick six-figure sums for the gargantuan, opulent, and non-eco-friendly Drophead Coupes aren't really all that bothered by tumbling markets and careening energy costs. —  The Car Connection
  • But with the shipbuilders 'once-gargantuan appetite for the currency all but gone, it's unlikely the won will reach its 2007 levels anytime soon. —  BusinessWeek.com --
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