Pantagruelian / adj. / pan-ˈta-grə-wəl

The word pantagruelian describes a gigantic person or something enormous. The English meaning of the word pantagruelian represents a person's insatiable appetite. Rabelais's late 15th-century series of novels use the word pantagruelian to describe a person with cynical good humor to solve serious matters in society. Such a person often uses coarse or extravagant humor when dealing with serious issues.

In a Sentence

Every time the holiday approaches, most families prepare a pantagruelian feast to celebrate their loved ones.

The new tax laws that favor the rich will see them enjoy a pantagruelian tax cut at the end of the year.

His pantagruelian appetite made him eat a huge plate of meat in the pantagruelian feast.

He covered his pantagruelian belly with a loose apron while enjoying a quiet evening in his beach house.

Etymology

The word pantagruelian originates from Rabelais's late 15th-century series of novels. It was initially used to describe the Pantagruel character, who had an insatiable appetite. François Rabelais' c. 1490- 1553 novels use pantagruelian to describe the son of Gargantua's pantagruelian belly. The word pantagruelian was used for the first time in 1598.

Synonym

Huge, Voracious, Insatiable

Antonym

Insignificant, Tiny, Appeasable