Meaning of elephanty | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.

Examples

“‘The elephant is from a drawing of Rembrandt’s, & I thought it would interest⟳ you as being both elephanty & Rembrandty — full of the characteristic qualities of each.[…]’ SCC to PSW, 27 October 1902, BL Add⟳ 52761, f. 52.”

“[…] I stop⟳ the car in front of this little hotel some fellow has just put⟳ up in town and which is called the “Elephant Castle”. There is nothing elephanty about it except that it is all round and nice so I reckon that the fellow was thinking about the elephant’s foot but not an elephant house.”

“At that moment a crocodile grabs hold⟳ of the elephant’s trunk, and the elephant starts thrashing around and trumpeting, and the mouse thinks that she’s having a big elephanty orgasm and he squeaks out, “Oh yeah, baby.””

“And one of the things that elephants have⟳ to do, in addition to eating and drinking and being all elephanty, is to have⟳ a poo once in a while.”

“Sort⟳ of elephanty eyes in a wrinkled old face⟳, with short grey hair, a grubby safari shirt and a leathery wide-brimmed hat that looks a hundred years old.”

“The thought of the green elephant occurred in my brain, but only looks green and elephanty to the thinker (me).”

“He gave a proud, elephanty bow and set⟳ the umbrella down.”

“Mr Tembo tried to reply⟳, but his large elephanty fingers were too clumsy to press⟳ the TALK⟳ button.”

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