New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bunyanesque — |bənyə|nesk adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: John Bunyan died 1688 English preacher and writer + English esque 1. : resembling or suggesting the allegorical writings of John Bunyan (as Pilgrim s Progress) Bunyanesque names like Sir … Useful english dictionary
Bunyanesque — /bun yeuh nesk /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling the legends about Paul Bunyan. 2. of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him. 3. noting, pertaining to,… … Universalium
Bunyanesque — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of extraordinary size and power: behemoth, Brobdingnagian, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy,… … English dictionary for students
bunyanesque — bun·yan·esque … English syllables
Bun|yan|esque — «BUHN yuh NEHSK», adjective. 1. characteristic of or suggesting Paul Bunyan or the tales told about him; of exaggerated proportions; having very large size: »Bunyanesque hyperbole. 2. characteristic of or suggesting the style, writings, etc., of… … Useful english dictionary
Manhattan, Kansas — City Riley County Courthouse, 2005 Nickname(s) … Wikipedia
Thomas Alva Edison — (1915) Thomas Alva Edison (* 11. Februar 1847 in Milan, Ohio; † 18. Oktober … Deutsch Wikipedia
elephantine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. huge, mammoth. See size.Ant., minuscule, tiny. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Immense] Syn. huge, monstrous, enormous; see large 1 . 2. [Clumsy] Syn. ungraceful, ungainly, ponderous; see awkward 1 . III … English dictionary for students
enormous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. monstrous, atrocious, excessive; large, titanic, tremendous, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, vast, prodigious, stupendous. See size, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gigantic, tremendous,… … English dictionary for students
gargantuan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. enormous, gigantic. See size. Ant., liliputian. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. enormous, huge, immense; see large 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. gigantic, huge, colossal, enormous, immense,… … English dictionary for students
