FromFrench, fromItaliangigantesco, ultimately fromAncient Greekγίγᾱς(gígās,“giant”). Comparegiga-,giant.
gigantesque (comparativemoregigantesque,superlativemostgigantesque)
- Verylarge; like agiant;gigantic.
1911,G. K. Chesterton, “The Invisible Man”, inThe Innocence of Father Brown:As Smythe took the handles and they turned the great corner of the street, Angus was amused to see a gigantesque poster of “Smythe’s Silent Service,” with a picture of a huge headless iron doll, carrying a saucepan with the legend, “A Cook Who is Never Cross.”
Borrowed fromItaliangigantesco.
gigantesque (pluralgigantesques)
- gigantic
