noun
Etymology
Origin of giantism
Example Sentences
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Altogether it provides an indelible view of the relentless giantism of 21st-century industry and its tendencies to ruin, overbuild, waste and pollute.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021
Furthermore, the Komodo dragon almost certainly isn’t an example of island giantism.
From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2014
Subsidies have nourished a new giantism on the farm, which has created some unwholesome social effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
For more than half a century he has railed against the gracelessness and alienating giantism of housing developments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh! happy state of giantism where husbands Like mushrooms grow, whilst hapless we are forced To be content, nay, happy thought, with one.
From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George
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