colossal

[kuh-los-uh l] /kəˈlɒs əl/
adjective
1.
extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
2.
of or resembling a colossus.
3.
(initial capital letter) Architecture. noting or pertaining to a classical order whose columns or pilasters span two or more stories of a building.
Origin
1705-15; coloss(us) + -al1
Related forms
colossality
[kol-uh-sal-i-tee] /ˌkɒl əˈsæl ɪ ti/ (Show IPA),
noun
colossally, adverb
supercolossal, adjective
supercolossally, adverb
Synonyms
1. See gigantic.
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British Dictionary definitions for colossal

colossal

/kəˈlɒsəl/
adjective
1.
of immense size; huge; gigantic
2.
(in figure sculpture) approximately twice life-size Compare heroic (sense 7)
3.
(architect) Also giant. of or relating to the order of columns and pilasters that extend more than one storey in a façade
Derived Forms
colossally, adverb
Word Origin and History for colossal
adj.

1712 (colossic in the same sense is recorded from c.1600), from French colossal, from colosse, from Latin colossus, from Greek kolossos (see colossus).