Gigantic Meaning
/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVery large.
adjExcellent; very good or exciting.
Sentence Examples
A gigantic bird came flying toward him.
The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ skyscraper towered above all other buildings in the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ waves crashing against the cliffs during the winter storm could be heard from several miles away.
Word Origin & History
From Ancient Greek γιγαντικός (gigantikós), ultimately from γίγας (gígas, “giant”). According to the Poly-Olbion project coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ skyscraper towered above all other buildings in the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ waves crashing against the cliffs during the winter storm could be heard from several miles away.