Colossal

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:36:03

Co*los"sal (?), a. [Cf. F. cossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus.]

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.

 

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