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  • adjective Of or relating to the Biblical Samson, noted for his great strength.

Etymologies

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Samson +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • "Honey lion carcass" would be more Samsonian and transgressive?

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2009

  • Once, among a small party of his closest friends, the conversation turned upon the subject of hair, and then upon the beauty of _his_ hair; whereupon he cried out, 'I am embarrassed by this unnecessary display of interest in my Samsonian assertiveness.'

    The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent

  • Samsonian, it will contribute far less to his health and longevity than a daily run of a mile or two.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 Various

  • A tall, lank woman, smoking a cob pipe which had grown black with age and Samsonian in strength, came from the next room.

    The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore

  • "I have never seen such an able, Samsonian fist," he went on.

    In the Days of Poor Richard Irving Bacheller 1904

  • He created Samsonian scandal by marrying Lady Henrietta Herbert, the only daughter of the Earl of Waldegrave; she died fourteen years later, and he built her a fine monument.

    The Love Affairs of Great Musicians Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956 1903

  • Samsonian strength, down to the last solitary hair!

    Debts of Honor M��r J��kai 1864

  • Like most strong men in the circumstances, he adopted the Samsonian and useless method of "shaking it off"!

    The Hot Swamp 1859

  • The second was obviously a true-blue tar -- a regular sea-dog -- about thirty years of age, of Samsonian mould, and, albeit running for very life, with grand indignation gleaming in his eyes.

    The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Francis B. Pearson 1859

  • Whether the deal was scuttled over money, power, or Lorian-Samsonian idiocy is unclear at this point.

    Baseball Prospectus 2010

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