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whopping

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhwɑpɪŋ// UK //wˈɒpɪŋ// whop·ping Informal

adj. used to describe something that is surprisingly large or impressive. It is a casual word you use to emphasize a big number or amount.

adj. extremely large or significant, typically used to emphasise a quantity or amount. Almost exclusively used attributively before a number or a noun phrase of quantity.


SIMPLE

The company reported a whopping profit of ten billion dollars.

CONTEXTUAL

After the holiday sale, the store manager was surprised to see a whopping fifty percent increase in foot traffic.

COMPLEX

Despite the initial skepticism of the board, the marketing campaign resulted in a whopping surge of new subscribers that exceeded all quarterly projections.

Synonyms
Origin

whop (verb) + -ing.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or number to provide emphasis; rarely used predicatively after a linking verb.

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