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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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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