massive: Meaning and Definition of

mas•sive

Pronunciation: (mas'iv), [key]
— adj.
  1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
  2. large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead.
  3. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending.
  4. solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition.
  5. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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