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giantish

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English

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Etymology

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From giant +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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giantish (comparative more giantish, superlative most giantish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
    • 2009, John F. Vickrey, Beowulf and the Illusion of History, page 71:
      The terms at the beginning and at the end of the Finn Episode suggest Finn's giantish side.
    • 2022, Katherine Marie Olley, Kinship in Old Norse Myth and Legend, page 55:
      Giantish or trollish ancestry is a source of great strength to some of these sagas' heroes []

Noun

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giantish (uncountable)

  1. (fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.