gigantic
adjUK /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ · CA, US /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
Etymology From Ancient Greek γιγαντικός (gigantikós), ultimately from γίγας (gígas, “giant”). According to the Poly-Olbion project coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.
1
Very large.
- Thou Genius of the place (this most renowned Ile) Which livedst long before the All-earth-drowning Flood, Whilst yet the world did swarme with her Gigantick brood;1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 1 p. 1:
- It is in solitude that the imagination exercises its gigantic power; and where are a woman's feelings nurtured but in solitude?1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 259:
2
Slang Excellent; very good or exciting.
- This band is going to be gigantic.
3
In the manner of a giant.
- Synonyms
- gigantesque
- Derived terms
- gigantically, giganticism, gigantic jet, giganticness, gigantification, gigantism, gigundous, ginormous, hugantic, supergigantic, ungigantic
- Related terms
- giant