gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgan-tik 
jə-
: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
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a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Some knobby with new growth, some short or gigantic, some suffering or shrunken, some reaching over paths and roads.
—Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
This form of lighting, known as a gigantic jet, is a type of discharge that occurs between thunderstorms and the Earth's ionosphere, 50 miles up, according to NASA.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Thursday night is a gigantic opportunity on many levels for U.S. hockey.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gigantic
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“Gigantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigantic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgant-ik
: being beyond the ordinary or expected (as in size, weight, or strength)
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