Bunyanesque
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling the legends about Paul Bunyan.
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of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him.
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noting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suggesting the allegorical style of John Bunyan.
Etymology
Origin of Bunyanesque
Example Sentences
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Mair, Foster Bodorff and three other local tree cognoscenti formed a semicircle around Van Pelt’s Paul Bunyanesque figure, with a bushy beard once bright red turned white.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
It’s a Bunyanesque tale, except for the fact that it’s true.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
There have been others, several in fact, since Daly emerged with his Paul Bunyanesque victory at the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick.
From Golf Digest • May 2, 2016
It’s a difficult claim to either believe or disprove, but in any case Powell, who died on Monday in San Diego at 82, was the sort of athlete about whom Bunyanesque mythology was reasonably applied.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2014
The air lift was not that easy, but it had the genuine Bunyanesque flavor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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