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Osee Posted 18 years ago
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large, jumbo, and huge

0As titled, is this the increasing order when talking about size? 02br
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00Are there any other common-used words discribing large size which can fit into this sequence? 02br
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02br 00They cannot be put into a sequence. 01i 01b 00Large = big02b 02i 00 and the others all = 01i 01b 00very big02b 02i 00. This goes also for 01i 00enormous,02i 00 01i 00humongous, colossal, gigantic, monolithic, gargantuan,02i 00 etc.

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  • 02br 00They cannot be put into a sequence.
  • 01i 01b 00Large = big02b 02i 00 and the others all = 01i 01b 00very big02b 02i 00.
  • This goes also for 01i 00enormous,02i 00 01i 00humongous, colossal, gigantic, monolithic, gargantuan,02i 00 etc.
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00They cannot be put into a sequence. 01i01b00Large = big02b02i00 and the others all = 01i01b00very big02b02i00. This goes also for 01i00enormous,02i00 01i00humongous, colossal, gigantic, monolithic, gargantuan,02i00 etc. 0-
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0 May I add 01i00mammoth02i00? I really like it! 050010id1
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