mas·sive
(măśĭv)
[Middle English massif, from Old French, from masse, mass; see mass.]
adjective
- Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid: a massive piece of furniture.
- Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale: “Local defense must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power” (John Foster Dulles) See synonyms at heavy
- Large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose of a drug.
- Pathology Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe: massive gangrene.
- Mineralogy Lacking internal crystalline structure; amorphous.
- Geology Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.
derivatives
- maśsive·ly
- adverb
- maśsive·ness
- noun
