different between titanic vs whopping

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?t?n??k IPA^(key): /ta??tæn.?k/
• Rhymes: -æn?k

Etymology 1

Titan +? -ic

Adjective

titanic (comparative more titanic, superlative most titanic)

1. Having great size, or great strength, force or power.

Usage notes

• The adjective is no longer in wide use, due to its strong negative association with the wreck of the ocean liner Titanic.

See also

• titanic prime

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:gigantic

Translations

Etymology 2

titan(ium) +? -ic

Adjective

titanic (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium

Derived terms

Related terms

• titanous

Anagrams

• Tanitic

Romanian

Etymology

From French titanique.

Adjective

titanic m or n (feminine singular titanic?, masculine plural titanici, feminine and neuter plural titanice)

1. titanic

Declension

English

Etymology

whop (verb) +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?(h)w?p??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?(h)w?p??/
• Rhymes: -?p??
• Hyphenation: whop?ping

Adjective

whopping (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:gigantic

Translations

Adverb

whopping (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very.

Synonyms

• awfully
• terribly

Verb

whopping

1. present participle of whop.

Noun

whopping (plural whoppings)

1. A beating.

Synonyms

• thrashing
• walloping
• whupping (colloquial)

Further reading

• “whopping” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 24 July 2017.