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Colossal

Colossal Meaning & Definition
Colossal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Colossal?

[adj] so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Colossal: big | large | prodigious | stupendous

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Colossal In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*los"sal\, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See {Colossus}.] 1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. ``A colossal stride.'' --Motley. 2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See {Heroic}.

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