ginormous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Blend of gigantic and enormous

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒaɪˈnɔː(ɹ)məs/ SAMPA: /dZaI"nO:(r)m@s/ (UK)
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məs

[edit] Adjective

ginormous (comparative more ginormous, superlative most ginormous)

1. (humorous) Very large.

   The Blue Whale is a ginormous mammal!

   He drove up in a ginormous stretch limo!

   My stomach is bursting from that ginormous burrito.

[edit] Quotations

• 1986 Jazz (Autobot) - Transformers The Movie.

  "This is Jazz, a ginormous weird looking planet just showed up in the suburbs of Cybertron."

• 1988 Andrew Radford - Transformational Grammar: A First Course

  when new Adjectives are created (e.g. ginormous concocted out of gigantic and enormous) then the corresponding Adverb form (in this case ginormously) can also be used.

• 1999 Gabrielle Charbonnet: Adventure at Walt Disney World Book #7 page 20

  Walt Disney World is ginormous. Even after you’re on the property, you have to drive about fifteen minutes to get to different places

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:gigantic

[edit] Translations