colossal
21colossal — adjective Date: 1712 1. of, relating to, or resembling a colossus 2. of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible < colossal rock formations > 3. of an exceptional or astonishing degree < a colossal… …
22colossal — co|los|sal [kəˈlɔsəl US kəˈla: ] adj used to emphasize that something is extremely large ▪ a colossal statue of the King ▪ a colossal waste of money >colossally adv …
23colossal — [18] Colossal comes ultimately from Greek kolossós, a word of unknown origin which was first used by the historian Herodotus as a name for certain gigantic statues in Egypt. It became much better known, of course, when applied to the Colossus of… …
24colossal — adjective extremely large: a colossal statue | Their secret to success was manufacturing cheap goods on a colossal scale. colossally adverb …
25colossal — adjective a colossal building we made some colossal mistakes Syn: huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, giant, mammoth, vast, immense, monumental, prodigious, mountainous, titanic, towering, king size(d), economy size(d); informal monster …
26colossal — /kəˈlɒsəl / (say kuh losuhl) adjective 1. gigantic; huge; vast. 2. like a colossus. 3. great in amount, extent, degree, or importance: a colossal waste of time. 4. Colloquial splendid; marvellous: we had a colossal time. {coloss(us) + al1}… …
27colossal — [18] Colossal comes ultimately from Greek kolossós, a word of unknown origin which was first used by the historian Herodotus as a name for certain gigantic statues in Egypt. It became much better known, of course, when applied to the Colossus of… …
28colossal — adjective /kəˈlɒsəl/ Extremely large or on a great scale. A single puppy can make a colossal mess. Syn: enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast …
29colossal — adj. Colossal is used with these nouns: ↑blunder, ↑cheek, ↑mistake, ↑statue, ↑sum, ↑waste …
30colossal — [kəˈlɒs(ə)l] adj extremely great or large It was a colossal waste of money.[/ex] …
