behemothic

behemothic

English

Etymology

    From behemoth + -ic.

    Adjective

    behemothic (comparative more behemothic, superlative most behemothic)

    1. colossal, of enormous size and power.
      • 1933, H. P. Lovecraft, Out of the Aeons:
        Oozing and surging up out of that yawning trap-door in the Cyclopean crypt I had glimpsed such an unbelievable behemothic monstrosity that I could not doubt the power of its original to kill with its mere sight.

    Alternative forms

    • behemotic (rare)

    Synonyms