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colossal

adjective
 
 
/kəˈlɒs.əl/ US  /-ˈlɑː.səl/

Definition

extremely large: In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold. They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.EnormousBig and quite big
(Definition of colossal adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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