Ozymandianadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒzᵻˈmandɪən/, U.S.

/ˌɑzəˈmændiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ozymandias , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name Ozymandias (see Ozymandias n.) + -an suffix. Compare Ozymandias n. and note at that entry.

Immense, colossal; staggering, awe-inspiring.Sometimes with connotations of decay after former grandeur, or of overambition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]

wonderlyc893

wonderfula1100

wondera1175

wondersa1300

marvellousc1330

marvela1400

marvelly?a1400

mirablec1429

admirablec1450

marvellablec1450

mirific1490

wondrous1509

extonious1548

portentious1549

miraculous1569

geason1572

mirificalc1572

astounding1590

amazing1593

wonderedc1595

admiring1598

prodigious1600

astonishable1603

fabulous1609

wondered-at?1611

necromantic1627

stupendous1640

nigromantic1645

mirandous1652

surprising1665

mirabundous1694

astonishinga1704

wondersome1774

sublime1813

nasty1834

kill-me-quite1842

breathtaking1843

breath-catching1865

miracle-working1867

mouth opening1867

stupefying1870

gee whiz1889

scorching1890

doozy1903

sensational1909

eye-popping1918

wunnerful1924

crashing1931

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

mind-boggling1955

Ozymandian1961

knock-out1966

mind-blowing1966

motherfucking1973

boggling1975

gobsmacking1981

tubular1982

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

hugea1275

hideousc1330

infinitec1385

unmeasureda1398

unmeasurablec1405

hugyc1420

immeasurable1440

ingentc1450

unmeetlyc1450

giant1480

immense1490

monstrous?a1513

unmeasurely1513

hugeousa1529

unportable1537

enormous1544

enormc1560

giantly1561

immensible1579

rouncival1582

dismeasured1584

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immeasured1590

gargantuan1596

omnipotent1596

colossian1601

immane1601

prodigious1601

Polyphemian1602

Titanian1603

titanical1603

gigantical1604

immensive1604

gigantine1605

colossic1607

gigantean1611

Gogmagotical1612

gigantal?1614

Babylonian1617

leviathan1625

titanic1628

elephantine1631

gigantive1638

colossean1644

decumanal1652

immensurate1654

gigant1658

decuman1659

colossal1664

abnormous1710

Brobdingnagian1728

Brobdingnag1731

Pantagruelian1737

heroic1785

Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

monster1837

titanesque1838

monstre1840

giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

1960 C. C. O'Brien Shaping Mod. Ireland 20 There existed in Ireland another kind of colonist besides the Ascendancy and that these other colonists had built and meant to hold a very nonOzymandian monument in the shape of Ireland's only modern city.]

1961 Times 14 Dec. 15/1 Large brooding back-drops and..a row of ‘Ozymandian’ arches standing with nothing to hold up.

1963 New Yorker 27 July 91/2 He has already taken amateur tennis out of the lingering Ozymandian shadow left by Rod Laver..who won the grand slam..last year.

1980 Time 7 Jan. 12 The Shah's Ozymandian megalomania, symbolized by a $100 billion fete he staged at Persepolis in 1971 to celebrate the 2,500 years of the Persian Empire.

2003 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. 31 Every grand delusion and unfulfilled great expectation..happened to Time Inc. on a grander, more Ozymandian scale than anywhere else.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ozymandian
释义	Ozymandianadj. Brit. /ˌɒzᵻˈmandɪən/, U.S. /ˌɑzəˈmændiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ozymandias , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name Ozymandias (see Ozymandias n.) + -an suffix. Compare Ozymandias n. and note at that entry. Immense, colossal; staggering, awe-inspiring.Sometimes with connotations of decay after former grandeur, or of overambition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 1960 C. C. O'Brien Shaping Mod. Ireland 20 There existed in Ireland another kind of colonist besides the Ascendancy and that these other colonists had built and meant to hold a very nonOzymandian monument in the shape of Ireland's only modern city.] 1961 Times 14 Dec. 15/1 Large brooding back-drops and..a row of ‘Ozymandian’ arches standing with nothing to hold up. 1963 New Yorker 27 July 91/2 He has already taken amateur tennis out of the lingering Ozymandian shadow left by Rod Laver..who won the grand slam..last year. 1980 Time 7 Jan. 12 The Shah's Ozymandian megalomania, symbolized by a $100 billion fete he staged at Persepolis in 1971 to celebrate the 2,500 years of the Persian Empire. 2003 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. 31 Every grand delusion and unfulfilled great expectation..happened to Time Inc. on a grander, more Ozymandian scale than anywhere else. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1961
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