immane

[ ih-meyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Archaic.

Origin of immane¹

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

Tenere in acie versari et manu cum hoste confligere, immane quiddam et belluarum simile est.

Pro telo rostrum immane gerit, humani brachii longitudine, gemino dentium ordine instructum.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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