humongous

adjective

hu·​mon·​gous hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs How to pronounce humongous (audio)
yü-,
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variants or less commonly humungous
: extremely large : huge
a humongous building
humongous amounts of money

Examples of humongous in a Sentence

a humongous dish of ice cream I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch.
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There were a variety of flavors on the humongous pie, including cheese, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions and a special sauce. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 May 2025 The zoom has a humongous front element and will show flare if the sun hits the glass from an angle. PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 Along with a roomy kitchen and a living room with 26-foot-high ceilings and a humongous skylight, there’s a powder room and a good-sized terrace on the third floor and a bedroom and a bathroom with another sauna on the fourth. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2025 Like the social stability of these people who had just gone through a humongous trauma, must be on the edge, don't know what's going to happen, completely insecure. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for humongous

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of huge + monstrous

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of humongous was in 1964

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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humongous. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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