Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely large; enormous.
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- adjective informal Of an extremely
large size .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used informally) very large
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the word humongous was coined during my lifetime, and Random House Unabridged gives the times of first usage as 1965-70.
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But the word humongous was coined during my lifetime, and Random House Unabridged gives the times of first usage as 1965-70.
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D.S. Chisholm Kent, Connecticut We do not know the word humongous here, but I have found used the word ginormous [gi (gantic + e) normous] among our teen-age children and their peers for the last three or four years.
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The risks stemming from the Federal Reserve's efforts to stimulate the economy through bond purchases are "humongous" and the central bank doesn't fully understand the potential effects, said Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan."
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The risks stemming from the Federal Reserve's efforts to stimulate the economy through bond purchases are "humongous" and the central bank doesn't fully understand the ...
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The risks stemming from the Federal Reserve's efforts to stimulate the economy through bond purchases are "humongous" and the central bank doesn't fully understand the potential effects, said Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan."
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The risks stemming from the Federal Reserve's efforts to stimulate the economy through bond purchases are "humongous" and the central bank doesn't fully understand the potential effects, said Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan."
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Perhaps the answer to future nuclear plants is not the "humongous" plants the author is against, but to utilize the highly developed, reliable, and effecient nuclear plants found on our carriers and subs.
Jimmy Seidita: Ten Things to Consider Before we Start Building Nuclear Plants in Illinois Again
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The big I would ay "humongous"! battalions look very impressive.
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While it is "humongous" as far as slugs go, just about all of my students outweigh it by at least a few stone.
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