Definition for Titanic

Titanic, adj. [Gk. τιτανικ-ός, the Titans.]

Gigantic; colossal; tremendous; larger than life; like that of Prometheus, a Titan who was punishing for giving fire to humans; [fig.] exceptional; extraordinary; [metaphor] intense; extreme; excruciating; tortuous.

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