giantlike

giantlike
adjective see giant I

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  • Gargantuan — Synonyms and related words: Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Herculean, Homeric, abysmal, amplitudinous, astronomic, astronomical, awesome, boundless, bulky, colossal, cosmic, elephantine, enormous, epic, extensive, galactic, giant,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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