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# gigantic

adjective (gigantic)

«gigantic» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Gigantic means extremely big, like a giant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories gigantic monsters, castles and waves make things exciting; in science gigantic stars, whales and dinosaurs show huge sizes. Phrases: «a gigantic wave», «gigantic footprints», «gigantic appetite».

### Examples

- A gigantic wave crashed onto the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x1)
- The blue whale is a gigantic animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x2)
- We saw gigantic footprints in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x3)
- Dad made a gigantic pile of pancakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x4)
- The giant lived in a gigantic castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x5)
- Jupiter is a gigantic planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x6)
- Some dinosaurs were gigantic, but others were as small as chickens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x7)
- One day a Rakshasa appears in the form of a gigantic crane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/#x8)

### Note

Stronger than «big» or «huge». Related to «giant». Not normally used with «very» («very gigantic» is odd). In story writing it is a good, powerful word instead of «very big».

## In Jewish tradition

In stories gigantic monsters, castles and waves make things exciting; in science gigantic stars, whales and dinosaurs show huge sizes. Phrases: «a gigantic wave», «gigantic footprints», «gigantic appetite».

### Note

Stronger than «big» or «huge». Related to «giant». Not normally used with «very» («very gigantic» is odd). In story writing it is a good, powerful word instead of «very big».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gigantic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gigantic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gigantic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gigantic.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «gigantic» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gigantic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gigantic» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/gigantic.html) on Mova free.