Meaning of giantly | Babel Free

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Characteristic to, resembling, or relating to a giant or giants; giantlike.

Examples

“What meanes this deuiliſh ſhepheard to aſpire With ſuch a giantly preſumption. To caſt vp hils againſt the face of heauen: And dare the force of angry Iupiter.”

“Ten of the twelve sent to spie out the land, by speaking ill of the country, and the barrennesse thereof, and withall, magnifying the cities for their strength, and the giantly stature of the men therein; disheartened the people from marching any further towards it.”

“Hard by was a formidable race of savages inhabiting the gentle region watered by the Susquehanna, of whom the following mention is made by Master Hariot in his excellent history: – "The Susquesahanocks are a giantly people, strange in proportion, behaviour, and attire – [...]”

“There may be a giant sea-liner feeling its way down to the sea and it would be a very awkward obstruction, even for the giantliest of giant air liners.”

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