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elephantine
What does elephantine mean?
elephantine (adjective): very large.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does elephantine come from?
From Latin elephantīn(us).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of elephantine?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “elephantine” mean?
very small
Not quite: that's what diminutive means.
very large
Right! That's what “elephantine” means.
half asleep
Not quite: that's what drowsy means.
not dense
Not quite: that's what sparse means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “elephantine”?
bleak
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bogus
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nasal
Not quite: nasal means something else.
giant
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