Titanesque

[ tahyt-n-esk ]

adjective

1. Titanlike; Titanic.

Titanesque

/ ˌtaɪtəˈnɛsk /

adjective

1. resembling a Titan; gigantic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Titanesque¹

From French, dating back to 1880–85; Titan, -esque

Example Sentences

Titanesque′, like the Titans, Titanic in character.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

And it would be a titanesque job to try to convince everybody on this planet that the climate IS really changing, mostly for worse.

From BBC

Two nondescript Pagan gentlemen of Titanesque proportions had joined the watch of the conventional leonine twins, and the big gate now stood hospitably open, over it swinging the new sign in gallant crimson and white, that announced to all the world that Outside Inn was even at that moment, at its most punctilious service.

From Project Gutenberg

He himself was already well within the narrow opening, sprawled out red and disheveled and Titanesque on the cage floor.

From Project Gutenberg

Suddenly Max Graub rose, his bulky form and great height giving him an almost Titanesque appearance in the gloom of the chamber.

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