humongous

adjective

hu·​mon·​gous hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs How to pronounce humongous (audio)
yü-,
-ˈmäŋ-
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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Even guests at the Marlin were straining to see performer Kevin Aviance, seven feet tall from wig to stiletto, lip-syncing Donna Summer’s Love to Love You, Baby atop a humongous Lite beer truck. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 But Denmark would no longer be liable for its annual subsidy of around $600 million to this humongous island of 56,000 people. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025 This humongous task demands patience, tenacity and a willingness to confront the past. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025 The amount of computer storage or memory is equally humongous. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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