immane

[ih-meyn]

adjective Archaic.

vast in size; enormous.
inhumanly cruel.

Origin of immane

1595–1605; < Latin immānis brutal, frightful, enormous, equivalent to im- im-² + -mānis, apparently akin to mānus good; see manes

Related formsim·mane·ly, adverbim·mane·ness, noun

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Historical Examples of immane

Tenere in acie versari et manu cum hoste confligere, immane quiddam et belluarum simile est.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes
Ludwig Dderlein