Synonyms for gargantuan
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : gahr-gan-choo-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən |
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Définition of gargantuan
Origin :- 1590s, from Gargantua, large-mouthed giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle.
- adj very large
- "He has been treating me to Gargantuan discourse, Jacqueline," said the fool, humbly.
- Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
- The Gargantuan facade itself was enough to smother comprehension.
- Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
- London like some Gargantuan babe, is awake, crying for its milk.
- Extract from : « The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow » by Jerome K. Jerome
- But that which has most puzzled and shocked readers are the specially Gargantuan passages relating to eating and drinking.
- Extract from : « Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 » by George Saintsbury
- He dropped his hand sheepishly when he realized it was only a sneeze—though a gargantuan one.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- The sight of that gargantuan sweep of cliff coming on top of the weariness of the journey had crushed her.
- Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- My supplies may well be too generous; and it might be prudent to try a little dieting after this Gargantuan good cheer.
- Extract from : « More Hunting Wasps » by J. Henri Fabre
- Slowly he swung around to face the window and the gray ship, standing like a Gargantuan sundial counting the last days of Earth.
- Extract from : « Alien Offer » by Al Sevcik
- With all its dozens of tons of weight, it jerked in a gargantuan death agony.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various
- Boom methods of Gargantuan scale were applied to cultural factors as well as to the physical.
- Extract from : « Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest » by J. Frank Dobie
Antonyms for gargantuan
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