Colossal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈlɑːsl|  American pronunciation of the word colossal
Brit.  |kəˈlɒs(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word colossal

adjective

- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe (syn: prodigious, stupendous)
colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
has a colossal nerve

Extra examples

...a colossal statue of the town's founder...

He thought it was a "colossal" idea.

The whole holiday was a colossal waste of money.

...I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time....

He wore a colossal aigrette, made of bamboo and horsehair.

...as a result of an agent's colossal incaution, a laptop filled with top-secret intelligence was missing...

It was a colossal undertaking.

...colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come...

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