colossal

colossal

CEFR: C1-C2 /colos-sal/ [k.ah0.l.aa1.s.ah0.l]

Colossal can refer to an item's physical size, like a giant redwood tree, but it can also be used to describe the force or scope of something — like the colossal force of a thunderstorm that knocked down the redwood tree, or the colossal scope of your school project on the history of the redwoods that seems like it will never, ever end.

Example Sentences:
Their business partnership turned out to be a colossal (meaning massive) failure.
The meeting was a colossal (meaning huge, enormous) waste of time.
There has been a colossal waste of public money.
The task they face is colossal.
The scope of this project is colossal.