descomunal

enormous, colossal

adjective des-koh-moo-NAHL Rare

Usage Note

Descomunal emphasizes something so large or extreme that it exceeds all common measure — it is stronger than grande or enorme and carries a sense of the outlandish. It is commonly used hyperbolically: un esfuerzo descomunal (a colossal effort) or un tamaño descomunal (an outrageous size). The same form is used for both masculine and feminine.

Examples

"El elefante tenía un tamaño descomunal."

Natural Translation

The elephant was of colossal size.

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