massive
[ mas-iv ]
/ ˈmæs ɪv /
adjective
consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead.
large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending.
solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition.
Mineralogy. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.
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Massive
[ mas-iv ]
/ ˈmæs ɪv /
noun
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4,396 meters).
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British Dictionary definitions for massive
massive
/ (ˈmæsɪv) /
adjective
noun
slang a group of friends or associates; gangthe Staines massive
Derived forms of massive
massively, adverbmassiveness, nounWord Origin for massive
C15: from French massif, from masse mass
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Medical definitions for massive
massive
[ măs′ĭv ]
adj.
Large in comparison with the usual amount.
Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe.
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