adj.

1. Of imposing height.
2. Outstanding; preeminent: a towering intellect.
3. Very great or intense: a towering rage.

toweringly tow'er·ing·ly adv.

adjective

1. Imposingly high: aerial, airy, lofty, sky-high, soaring. See high/low.
2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.
3. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overpowering, overwhelming, staggering. See big/small/amount.

adj

Definition: huge, excessive
Antonyms: dwarfed, little, minor, short, small, tiny

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IN BRIEF: Of imposing height.

It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship. — Proverb

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tårnhøj, knejsende

Nederlands (Dutch)
torenhoog

Français (French)
adj. - imposant, colossal, fantastique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - turmhoch, herausragend, gewaltig, hochfliegend, überragend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πανύψηλος, βίαιος, άγριος (θυμός), τεράστιος, δεσπόζων

Italiano (Italian)
torreggiante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito elevado, grande, violento

Русский (Russian)
возвышающийся, (фиг.) ужасающий, великий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - altísimo, elevado, encumbrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - imponerande, mäktig, som tornar upp sig, högtflygande (bild.), omåttlig (bild.), våldsam, stormande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
高耸的, 激烈的, 杰出的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高聳的, 激烈的, 傑出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 높이 솟은, 원대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高くそびえる, 激烈な, 猛烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيف, ضخم, شاهق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רם, מתנשא, גדול‬

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