Lexic.us

Definition of Gigantic

1. Adjective. So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. "A mammoth multinational corporation"

Definition of Gigantic

1. a. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.

Definition of Gigantic

1. Adjective. Very large. ¹

2. Adjective. In the manner of a giant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gigantic

1. huge [adj] - See also: huge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gigantic

Literary usage of Gigantic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"Description of the Living and Extinct Races of gigantic Land-Tortoises.—Parts I. and II. Introduction, and the Tortoises of the Galapagos Islands/' By Dr. ..."

2. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"CHAPTER V BAHIA BLANCA Bahia Blanca — Geology — Numerous gigantic Quadrupeds—Recent Extinction—Longevity of Species—Large Animals do not require a luxuriant ..."

3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"Then she analyzed American life; and pointed out that skyscrapers, gigantic railroad systems. Wall Street finance, police graft, great is going in the wrong ..."

4. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"CHAPTER V BAHIA BLANCA Bahia Blanca — Geology — Numerous gigantic Quadrupeds—Recent Extinction—Longevity of Species—Large Animals do not require a luxuriant ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 plans Lit Digest 53:827-8 S 30 'IG Bridge building in the shop; how the gigantic members of the Quebec bridge are fabricated. ..."

6. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1846)
"CHAPTER V. Bahia Blanca—Geology—Numerous gigantic extinct Quadrupeds—Recent Extinction—Longevity of Species—Large Animals do not require a ..."

7. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"gigantic armadilloes which in past geological epochs were so abundant in Southern Brazil The little Chlamydo- pharus truncates is, ..."

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