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Vast, mahoosive and monstrous (Words meaning ‘very large’)

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photo edit of a girl looking upwards in amazement as she is handed an unrealistically large ice cream cone, taller than she is - illustrating the concept of words meaning very large
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by Kate Woodford

Today I’m looking at words that mean ‘very or extremely large’. You’ll already know several words in this area – adjectives such as enormous, huge and massive – so I won’t focus on those. Instead, I’ll look at a set of adjectives that you might not know. Most have rather similar meanings. The differences are mainly found in the register of the words, that is, whether they are formal or informal. Continue reading “Vast, mahoosive and monstrous (Words meaning ‘very large’)”