Humongous

//ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an extremely large size. informal

    "Other students make wide detours to avoid the humiliation and fear of being chased and attacked by the humongous numbers of bees in front of Atkinson."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used informally) very large wordnet

Synonyms

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ampleastronomicbangingbehemothicbigbig fat

Example

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"The ship arrived at the harbor with humongous metal boxes."

Etymology

Of expressive origin, likely inspired by huge, with the termination of monstrous.

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