behemothic

English

Etymology

From behemoth +‎ -ic.

Adjective

behemothic (comparative more behemothic, superlative most behemothic)

1. colossal, of enormous size and power.
   • 1933, H. P. Lovecraft, Out of the Aeons:

     Oozing and surging up out of that yawning trap-door in the Cyclopean crypt I had glimpsed such an unbelievable behemothic monstrosity that I could not doubt the power of its original to kill with its mere sight.

Alternate spellings

• behemotic (rare)

Synonyms

• (of ernormous size and power): colossal, gargantuan, gigantic, mammoth, titanic
• See also Thesaurus:large

Related terms

• behemoth