COLOSSALLY

Etymology

Adverb

colossally (comparative more colossally, superlative most colossally)

In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent

Source: Wiktionary


COLOSSAL

Co*los"sal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. cossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus.]

1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. "A colossal stride." Motley.

2. (Sculpture & Painting)

Definition: Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SINGSONG

(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”


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