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brobdingnagian

[brob-ding-nag-ee-uhn] / ˌbrɒb dɪŋˈnæg i ən /




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Beyond the plenitude of sparkling quarterbacks, the scouts are most elated over the number of brutal, brobdingnagian defensive linemen.

From Time Magazine Archive

He puts his brobdingnagian shoulder to the door and opens it by the hinges.

From Time Magazine Archive

This miracle of miniaturization, which makes the traditional Lord's Prayer engraved on a pinhead seem downright brobdingnagian, can cram 1,000,000 book pages on a stack of 3-in. by 5-in. index cards about 4 in. high.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then, South Viet Nam's military machine has grown to brobdingnagian proportions.

From Time Magazine Archive

They carried brobdingnagian batons, razors, shaving brushes and trident.

From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette




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