massive
IPA: mˈæsɪv
noun
- (mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- (MLE, slang) A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
adjective
- Very large in size or extent.
- Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.
- (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.
- (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- (colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.
- (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- (physics) Having a large mass.
- (physics, of a particle) Having any mass.
- (geology) Homogeneous, unstructured.
- (mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
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Examples of "massive" in Sentences
- The migration was massive.
- The scale of the work was massive.
- Massive gold is the most malleable metal.
- The architecture is ponderous and massive.
- The massive was formed during the tertiary.
- The head is massive, and the body is muscular.
- Also, the massive wad of meatpuppetry is disturbing.
- The mobilization in the insurgent territories was massive.
- It was created in the massive expansion of the city in the 1960s.
- In the countryside, a massive proportion of the populace are illiterate.
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