(a.) Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
(2) Primary thrombocythaemia is to be distinguished from the secondary type by higher counts of megakaryocytes especially of atypic and gigantic forms of these cells, showing up in adequate histological preparations of bone marrow biopsies.
(3) Endless utilitarian apartment blocks and gigantic hotels sprawl seemingly at random in the so-called "coastal cluster".
(4) A case of cerebral gigantism with hydronephrosis in a 20-month-old boy is described.
(5) Meanwhile he is preparing a new double piano concerto by Kevin Volans with the Labèque sisters for a concert at the Edinburgh festival next week, and he tells me with a glint in his eye about ideas for the next two seasons: concert performances of Don Giovanni this October, more Brahms symphonies, and more Berlioz – an ambitious plan to realise the gigantic drama of Roméo and Juliette on a chamber-orchestral scale, following up his rapturously received performances of L'Enfance du Christ in February.
(6) The gigantic lintels that bridge the uprights were also elaborately worked to even their size and height.
(7) Near the entrance was a sprawling camp kitchen, with mountains of supplies, indoor and outdoor facilities and open fires on which some of the cooking was done, and all of the gigantic vats of coffee seemed to be boiled.
(8) But if states cannot trust that their citizens' personal data – as well as sensitive commercial and government information – will not be swept up in a gigantic global surveillance operation, this may be a price they are willing to pay.
(9) However, the most spectacular fundraiser was not the auction room but a wedding, when the ninth duke married the American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, securing a gigantic dowry, a fortune in shares and an annual allowance.
(10) This case indicates that the ataxia in cerebral gigantism may be, at least partly, caused by cerebellar atrophy.
(11) An 8-year-old boy with an uncorrected ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, mental retardation, and gigantism died 24 hours after partial resection of a large right-sided Wilms' tumor.
(12) In Britain business success usually means growth to gigantic and unmanageable size.
(13) This tumor is rare in children and has never, to our knowledge, been recorded in a patient with cerebral gigantism.
(14) Progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum, combined when necessary with Marlex mesh to obviate tension, enables closure of even gigantic defects.
(15) Simply, Apple is a gigantic company, and iOS in particular is seen as being at a crossroads: Android has overtaken it in sales terms and many critics say it offers users more flexibility – so what's Apple going to do to stop the iPhone looking fusty?
(16) Climate change itself will have a gigantic impact on our economy which will be nothing to do with the carbon bubble.
(17) If we could rediscover that sense of harmony; that sense of being a part of, rather than apart from nature, we would perhaps be less likely to see the world as some sort of gigantic production system, capable of ever-increasing outputs for our benefit – at no cost."
(18) The morphological changes recorded from cells damaged by virus infection included the formation of gigant syncytial cells and intranuclear inclusions of Cowdry Type A.
(19) Spores of both parasites are oviform; those of M. acanthocephali are gigantic, 12-14 micron long and 6-7 micron broad, those of M. propinqui are only 3-4 micron X 1.25-1.50 micron.
(20) Indian media have raised concerns that Beijing may ultimately embark on a gigantic diversion scheme that would channel water away from India to the dry northern plains of China, but such fears are dismissed by Tsering, who says the dam at Metog would be for hydropower, not water diversion.
Splendid
Definition:
(a.) Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
(a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
(a.) Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tim Krul had already made a splendid save to keep out Agüero, and Dzeko had put another effort narrowly wide, before the early bombardment conjured up the opening goal.
(2) Derbies generally struggle to live up to their billing and this one had no chance of matching the hype and hope that went before, yet until Scholes applied his splendid coup de grâce it bore an unexpected resemblance to a mere end-of-season game.
(3) England’s man of the moment found it difficult on his first start although in fairness he was not the only one struggling for momentum before the substitute Andros Townsend sugarcoated the occasion with a splendid equalising goal.
(4) Shaun Derry landed the first blow with a fine header from a Taarabt corner in the 77th minute before Cissé met a splendid Taye Taiwo delivery from the left with an equally fine header to draw the teams level in the 84th.
(5) It celebrates smoking's conviviality and the splendid isolation of the smoker, the smoker's exhibitionism and her pensive introversion.
(6) The soundtrack is supplied by vinyl rotating on vintage record players, a gumball machine dispenses yellow, black and white gobstoppers, and the room is surveilled by the beady eyes of esoteric taxidermy that includes a peacock in full plume and a splendid Himalayan wild goat grazing among the soft seating.
(7) "), or Mrs Wilfer, after placing Bella in the magnificent coach of the Boffins, continuing to "air herself … in a kind of splendidly serene trance on the top step" for the benefit of the neighbours.
(8) Known in the small Welsh town of Llanfyllin as "Lonely Tree", because it stood in splendid isolation, bending to the prevailing west wind on a bare skyline high above the town, the huge, 200-year-old pine could be seen from the school, the church, the police station, the Victorian workhouse and many of the town's pubs.
(9) Carrie gives us a reality complicated by mental illness (a splendid portrayal) .
(10) He records a chat with her PPS, Fergus Montgomery, who told her that his splendidly bouffant hair was the result of going to the hairdresser.
(11) Today, George Osborne will be isolated, although perhaps not so splendidly, as European finance ministers gather to discuss plans to clamp down on bankers pay.
(12) Brought down by Tibi on the edge of the area, Bale picked himself up and struck a splendid free-kick that flew inside Marciano’s near post.
(13) TonyRidge Strid Wood, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire Exploring the woodland at either side of the River Wharfe, where it flows through this spectacular, narrow gorge, is a splendid experience at any time of the year.
(14) And, yes, he could also look splendidly odd, with his windbeaten thatch of sandy hair, porcine eyes and a freckled face that would glow puce and glossy with rage.
(15) Despite the problems with the structure, with its chaotic levels, leaking roofs, bewildering layout and dimly lit interiors, the building splendidly sited beside the handsome Victorian city hall and museum had passionate admirers.
(16) His fears were confirmed as Geoff Cameron crossed and Crouch rose above Daryl Janmaat to direct a splendid header across the advancing Krul and into the bottom corner.
(17) The university itself is modern, situated on a splendid campus and has a well-established medical faculty.
(18) Moments previously, David De Gea pulled off a splendid one-handed save after diving to his left, to keep out a goal-bound effort from Dzeko.
(19) The city's splendid neo-gothic town hall is to be closed for the day on Wednesday.
(20) "In the past we had this idea that Stonehenge was standing in splendid isolation, but it wasn't … it's absolutely huge."