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
The preacher perceived that the evil which he had set himself to slay was giantlike in strength.
From The Zeit-Geist by Lily Dougall
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
