Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat like a giant; uncommonly large.
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Examples
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The Doubtfuls are home to the giantish civilizations of Palara, Mytnah, and Aradnol.
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Colekgan Mountains to the north by dwarves and their giantish slaves.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The city walls were of white stone, hauled from the distant Colekgan Mountains to the north by dwarves and their giantish slaves.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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"Hardly human" was what Digory thought when he looked at her; and he may have been right, for some say there is giantish blood in the royal family of Charn.
The Magician's Nephew Lewis, C. S. 1955
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I have often heard the name of the giantish City Ruinous, but never met any who would tell me the way thither.
The Silver Chair Lewis, C. S. 1953
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Casluhim; for they, both in Saul and David's days, were implacable against the church and people of God; they were a giantish people, and trusted in their strength, and seldom overcome but when Israel went against them in the name of the Lord their God.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658
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Israel went out of Egypt: they were a mighty giantish people, yet
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658
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The greening of the turf is one small step for FIFA and one giantish kind of step for Indian Football - hopefully.
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Aren't these the thirsty guys dat bested a man not bested by the best-by the bestest of the best giantish fellows dat we've got hereabouts in Mercadia ...? "
Mercadian Masques Lebaron, Francis 1999
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