massive
A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structureA homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
» I think it's a massive problem.
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2 sensesA homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
karst massives in western Georgia
(Multicultural London English, slang)A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
Big up to the Croydon massive!
Examples
256 sentencesI think it's a massive problem.
We came up against massive popular resistance.
I think that it's a massive problem.
There's been a massive change.
The bad harvest caused massive food shortages.
deDie schlechte Ernte verursachte eine massive Lebensmittelknappheit. — Manfredo
Origin
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The IrisFrom Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
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