Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HUGE, a. [This word seems to belong to the family of high, D. hoog, G. hoch. If so, the primary sense is to swell or rise. If not, I know not its origin.]

1. Very large or great; enormous; applied to bulk or size; as, a huge mountain; a huge ox.
2. It is improperly applied to space and distance, in the sense of great, vast, immense; as, a huge space; a huge difference. This is inelegant, or rather vulgar.
3. In colloquial language, very great; enormous; as, a huge feeder. Shak.