supercolossal

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/suːpəɹˈkəˈlɒsəl/

adjective

Exceedingly large.

OriginEnglish colossal ← French colossal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivesupercolossal (comparative more supercolossal, superlative most supercolossal)

comparative more supercolossal · superlative most supercolossal · alternative super-colossal

  1. Exceedingly large.
  2. Grander than or beyond colossal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Ancient Greekκολοσσός (kolossós)
  8. Latincolossus
  9. Frenchcolosse
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Frenchcolossal
  13. Englishcolossal
  14. Englishsupercolossal

From super- + colossal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with supercolossal

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Cite this entry
APA

supercolossal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercolossal

MLA

“supercolossal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercolossal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercolossal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercolossal.

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