Both Uses of
massive
in
Me Before You
- It was Will's body's massive overreaction against pain, discomfort—or, say, an unemptied catheter—his damaged nervous system's vain and misguided attempt to stay in control.
p. 299.5massive = very large in effect
- Unless there is some massive breakthrough in stem cell research, Will is looking at another decade in that chair.
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Definitions:
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(massive) very large in size, number, or effect
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In geology, massive can refer to a type of rock rather than the size of a rock.