colossal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
    prodigious; stupendous.
    • colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
    • has a colossal nerve
    • a prodigious storm
    • a stupendous field of grass
    • stupendous demand

WordNet

Co*los"sal adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. cossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus.
Definitions
  1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. "A colossal stride." Motley.
  2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.

Webster 1913