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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe; "cosmic laws"; "cosmic catastrophe"; "cosmic rays"
2: inconceivably extended in space or time

Merriam Webster's

also cosmical adjective Etymology: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe Date: 1685 1. a. of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone b. of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas 2. characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness <a cosmic thinker> <cosmic boredom> • cosmically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. Phrases and idioms: cosmic dust small particles of matter distributed throughout space. cosmic rays (or radiation) radiations from space etc. that reach the earth from all directions, usu. with high energy and penetrative power. Derivatives: cosmical adj. cosmically adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cosmic Cos"mic (k?z"m?k), Cosmical Cos"mic*al (-m?-kal), a. [Gr. kosmiko`s of the world, fr. ko`smos: cf. F. cosmique. See Cosmos.] 1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly. 2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone. 3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed. ``Cosmic ranges of time.'' --Tyndall. 4. (Astron.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. ...cosmic radiation. ...cosmic debris. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Cosmic means belonging or relating to the universe. ...the cosmic laws governing our world. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

Gargantuan, amplitudinous, astronomical, awesome, boundless, bulky, colossal, cosmogonal, cosmogonic, cosmologic, enormous, extensive, galactic, gigantic, huge, immeasurable, immense, infinite, king-size, large, mammoth, massive, massy, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, outsize, overgrown, prodigious, sizable, spacious, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, universal, vast, voluminous, weighty