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Definition of Colossal
1. Adjective. So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe. "Stupendous demand"
Definition of Colossal
1. a. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue.
Definition of Colossal
1. Adjective. Extremely large or on a great scale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colossal
1. gigantic [adj] - See also: gigantic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colossal
Literary usage of Colossal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of European and American Sculpture from the Early Christian Period by Chandler Rathfon Post (1921)
"THE colossal TENDENCY In the rest of the vast sculptural output of Italy during
... The exponents of the former were likely to exaggerate it into a colossal ..."
2. The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome: A Companion Book for Students and by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1897)
"... Sacra Via" to the site of the amphitheatre, was occupied by the vestibule of
the Golden House of Nero, a square portico with a colossal ..."
3. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1872)
"One of the most beautiful works of this time is a colossal head in marble apparently
of the younger Faustina. I say apparently, for the likeness especially ..."
4. Travels in Siberia: Including Excursions Northwards, Down the Obi, to the by Adolph Erman (1848)
"Moscow (where we remained from the 20th to the 28th of July) is quite as colossal
as St. Petersburg, but altogether far more various. ..."
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