titanically
- adverb
- /taɪˈtænɪkli/
- Specialized
- She had never suspected, for instance, that tomorrow could come abruptly, decisively, in the shape of a microscopic, titanically heavy fold of twisted space...
Examples
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The statue stood titanically tall, dominating the skyline of the city.
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"Steve eventually caught Wendy, and by then he was titanically drunk.
Fiction book (1994) -
I believe the phrase Dr. Hoag used was 'titanically remote.'
Fiction book (1997) -
She needed to get titanically, openly angry with him, as she'd been only two or three times in the past 30 years.
Academic text (2012) -
Sorkin - an amazingly fascinating and talented man... tackling the life and personality of a titanically compelling individual of indisputable genius.
Blog text (22) -
All of the moralizing and action plot could be there, almost exactly as is, if the good governor and his top aides are assassinated by the vile company leech so he can proceed with his evil (and titanically stupid, counterproductive) plans.
Blog text (25) -
The scientist presented his titanically ambitious plan to build a city on Mars.
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The titanically impressive performance left the audience speechless and wanting more.
Synonyms
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
To a very great degree
To a great degree
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
To a very great degree
Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive
To a very large degree
To a very large degree
In a very impressive or grand way that seems heroic
In a very impressive way that surprises people
In a very large and impressive way
In a very large and clearly visible way
In a very impressive way that people admire
Describes something that is very large or extreme, used for emphasis
In a very large way
To a very great degree used to show strong feeling
To a very high degree
In a grand, impressive way that makes people notice
In a way very large and impressive like a legend
In a way that makes something look very tall or impressive
Antonyms
How Intense
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Titanically comes from Titan, the name of the giant gods in Greek stories, and from titanic, which means 'very large or strong'. So doing something titanically means doing it in a very large, powerful, or impressive way.