humongous
pronunciation
How to pronounce humongous in British English:
UK [hju:ˈmʌŋgəs]
How to pronounce humongous in American English:
US [hjuˈmɑŋɡəs, -ˈmʌŋ-]
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- Adjective:
- (used informally) very large
Word Origin
- humongous (adj.)
- also humungous, by 1972, American English, apparently a fanciful coinage from huge and monstrous.
Example
- 1. Will it inspire more humongous acquisitions ?
- 2. An active galaxy is a star system with a humongous black hole at its centre .
- 3. At the moment , apple 's profit margins on the ipad , especially the more expensive models , are truly humongous .
- 4. Once the novelty of having a humongous smartphone screen for a desktop wore off , windows 8 did the absolute best thing I could have hoped for : it made me forget I was using it .
- 5. One of the chief culprits was a humongous increase in particulate matter such as soot , whose presence in air is linked to a range of health issues .