immane

[ ih-meyn ]

adjectiveArchaic.

vast in size; enormous.
inhumanly cruel.

Origin of immane

¹

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

Other words from immane

im·mane·ly, adverb
im·mane·ness, noun

Words Nearby immane

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How to use immane in a sentence

Tenere in acie versari et manu cum hoste confligere, immane quiddam et belluarum simile est.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig Dderlein
Pro telo rostrum immane gerit, humani brachii longitudine, gemino dentium ordine instructum.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. I: Acadia, 1610-1613 | Various

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