hugeous

American  

[hyoo-juhs, yoo-] / ˈhyu dʒəs, ˈyu- /

adjective

1. huge.

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Other Word Forms

• hugeously adverb
• hugeousness noun

Etymology

Origin of hugeous

First recorded in 1520–30; huge + -ous

Example Sentences

I was along the Woodman's Path last night working up to the covers," he said, "and beside Hound's Pool I fell in with a hugeous great dog.

From The Torch and Other Tales by Phillpotts, Eden

"Is you suah 'nuff gwine ter try an' shoot dat hugeous wallingrust, an' pull his teef?" he whispered.

From On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake by Rockwood, Roy

In those days, the Mount of St. Michael in Cornwall was the fastness of a hugeous giant whose name was Cormoran.

From English Fairy Tales by Rackham, Arthur

An elegant taper run of counter, coming almost to a cylinder, as a mackered does, boldly developed with a hugeous spread to a glorious amplitude of swallow-tail.

From Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

He heaved a hugeous sigh then and looked at the waiting man.

From The Torch and Other Tales by Phillpotts, Eden