olympic
//əˈlɪmpɪk//
Forms
- Plural
- olympics
Definitions
1.Very large or powerful.(informal)
- That bed was Olympic, and held some of Julia's best-worst memories.
- Sid's stomach was practicing gagging motions for an eruption of absolutely Olympic proportions with his cheeks puffing quickly in and out to the beat.
2.Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.
- I have heard it said that the young Chamber of Commerce have put on their future programme the project of building an Olympic swimming pool.
- A neighbouring training regiment built an Olympic running track in their camp because the already great runner National Serviceman 2nd Lieutenant (later the Honorable Sir) Christopher Chattaway had been posted there.
1.Five consecutive ducks.(slang)
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3427
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós)
From Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).