whopping

American  

[hwop-ing, wop-] / ˈʰwɒp ɪŋ, ˈwɒp- /

adjective

Informal.

1. very large of its kind; thumping.

   We caught four whopping trout.

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adverb

1. extremely; exceedingly.

   a whopping big lie.

whopping British  

/ ˈwɒpɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal uncommonly large

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Etymology

Origin of whopping

First recorded in 1615–25; whop + -ing ²

Example Sentences

An investor owning the fifth of the index with the lowest ROE would have made 14 times their money; one owning the fifth of stocks scoring highest would have made a whopping 85 times.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just two seasons ago at Minnesota, Murphy racked up a whopping 118 penalty minutes—or nearly two full games.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Australian, who has been a dominant force in the event over the past decade, scored a whopping 94.00 points in his first run at Livigno Snow Park to seize control of the competition.

From Barron's

Poor Diane Warren has been nominated on the best original song category a whopping 17 times, but never won.

From BBC

That’s just basic math, given that the film has raked in a whopping $300 million globally and is still going strong in its theatrical run.

From Salon

Related Words

• colossal
• massive