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colossal

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//kəˈlɒsəl//
  • United States//kəˈlɑsəl//
  • Canada//kəˈlɒsəl//
  • Australia//kəˈlɔsəl//

Extremely large or on a great scale.

adjective

  1. 1

    Extremely large or on a great scale.

    A single puppy can make a colossal mess.

    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.”

  2. 2

    Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós)bor. Latin colossusslbor. French colosse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French colossalder. English colossal From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

Forms

comparative
more colossal
superlative
most colossal
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