ginormous
[jahy-nawr-muh s]
adjective Informal.
extremely large; huge.
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Contemporary Examples of ginormous
However, even that ginormous difference still shows about three times the amount of deuterium than we see on our planet.
Mars has no tectonic plates—no continents, in other words—and no ginormous moon.
Its purpose: to collect a ginormous amount of data and crack the ultimate encryption.
ginormous
adjective
Word Origin for ginormous
C20: blend of giant or gigantic and enormous
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