colossal
Collocations
5ADJ.
adult
VERB + COLOSSAL
attacked, cause, make
COLOSSAL + NOUN
achievement, akita, amounts, animals, behemoth, country, creatures, earthquake
PREP.
in, on, through, with
ADV.
fucking
Definitions
adj
Extremely large or on a great scale.
A single puppy can make a colossal mess.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.
"It's just the very biggest thing that I ever heard of!" said I, though it was my journalistic rather than my scientific enthusiasm that was roused. "It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
- prodigious
- stupendous
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6A single puppy can make a colossal mess.
WiktionaryPrivate-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans.
WiktionaryWhat is wrong with you, you colossal fucking creep⁉ You found the only possible wrong answer to that question! “What’s your favorite color? Hitler.”
WiktionaryThere are colossal mountains in the north.
Tatoeba · #321296Forgetting to say the graduating student's name at the graduation ceremony was a colossal miss.
Tatoeba · #2332739Mount Chokai is a colossal mountain in Akita.
Tatoeba · #2332741