In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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