giant
noun
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
giantlike
-
a word derived from
giant.
Example Sentences
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That he wanted a shot of him looking plaintively into the Iowa distance is understandable, though it’s somewhat undercut by his giantlike stature.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
Thousands of monuments of our history must stand out in their giantlike solitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
A giant, giantly, giantlike; earth, earthly; heaven, heavenly; world, worldly; God, godly; good, goodly.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Samuel Johnson
Well, how you have changed, how strong you have gotten, how giantlike, like the beautiful mountains all around!
From The Three Comrades by Kristina Royova
The preacher perceived that the evil which he had set himself to slay was giantlike in strength.
From The Zeit-Geist by Lily Dougall
