towering

towering
adj.
P. and V. ὑψηλός, V. ὑψί̆πυργος, ὀρθόκρᾱνος, ὑψαύχην, ὑψῐγέννητος ; see high.
In a towering passion: use adj., P. περιοργής.
Towering to the stars: V. ἀστρογείτων.
So that they left in flight the towering steep of the battlements: V. ὥστʼ ἐπάλξεων λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας (Eur. Phoen. 1167).