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  1. adjective Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid: a massive piece of furniture.
  2. adjective Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale: "Local defense must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power” (John Foster Dulles). See Synonyms at heavy.
  3. adjective Large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose of a drug.
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  • But an instant later his outstretched hand encountered a barrier which he identified as a massive door of carven metal. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • "There is in this budget a massive movement of the government to the left, in other words a massive expansion of the government," warned Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the committee's ranking Republican. —  news | SH | http://www.heraldtribune.com
  • "There is in this budget a massive movement of the government to the left, in other words a massive expansion of the government," warned Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the committee's ranking Republican. —  STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
  • Trapeze made a name for itself by spending liberally on marketing and what some in the industry have described as a massive booth for trade shows. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • She particularly despised the Chechen government installed by Russia, for what she termed their massive looting of reconstruction money, backed up by kidnapping. —  The Chicago Blog
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  1. Middle English massif, from Old French, from masse, mass; see mass.

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  1. = Dutch massief = G. Danish Swedish massiv, from French massif, bulky, massive, from masse, mass: see mass and -ive.
 

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