Brobdingnagian

Synonyms for "brobdingnagian" (59 found)

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astronomical quantitybureaucratic hurdlescolossal structuredata requirementsgigantic statuegrandiose metaphorhyperbolic descriptionmammoth taskogretitan

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When, at the head-centre, the lady demonstrator, armed with a Brobdingnagian whalebone needle, threaded with a bright red cord, executed herringboned fantasias on a canvas frame resembling a violin stand, it all looked easy enough.

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The two men followed Madame de Vaurigard into a square hall, hung with tapestries and lit by two candles of a Brobdingnagian species Mellin had heretofore seen only in cathedrals.

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The faster trains, such as the "Talisman" and the 9 a.m., load to no more than nine coaches; but while it was certainly great fun to clock the work of the Gresley Pacifics with Brobdingnagian loads the present arrangement, giving a frequent service of lighter trains, is far more convenient to the user.

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Again I stress the matter of sheer scale: the teachers were enormous compared to us and this lent a Brobdingnagian aspect to the scene.

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