dinosaurian

adjective

Definition of dinosauriannext
as in dinosauric

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  1. elephantine
  2. massive
  3. bulky
  4. uncontrollable
  5. hulking
Adjective
  • The elephantine dance is constant: Each load is dumped, pushed, and dropped into a pit immense enough to hold 15,000 tons of waste (more than the city’s entire daily output).
    Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Any attempt to resurrect the mammoth faces an elephantine gauntlet of challenges, including the DNA-shattering effects of frost and time, and the rather unhelpful reproductive tract of the eventual surrogate parent—the elephant.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Definition of elephantine
Adjective
  • Burnes appears to be in no rush to sign his massive contract, but neither the Giants nor the Blue Jays appear to be backing down anytime soon.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Ascension is a massive not-for-profit health system, whereas Prime includes the for-profit Prime Healthcare Services and an affiliated charity called the Prime Healthcare Foundation, under which 14 of Prime’s hospitals operate.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • The glass is substantial and thick but doesn’t feel heavy or bulky.
    Laura Denby, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Existing supplements are typically derived from seed husks and roots, and are typically thick, viscous, and bulky.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of bulky
Adjective
  • Igniting a pool of alcohol or other liquid fuel in a firepit's open container creates an uncontrollable pool fire, which can suddenly produce larger, hotter flames that can spread beyond the firepit product, according to the agency.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The presence of uncontrollable outside forces—namely time, deterioration, and fragmentation—are continuous lines of inquiry for Mobarak, whose work moves seamlessly between performance, sculpture, moving image, poetry, and music.
    Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncontrollable
Adjective
  • From the outside, the structure’s six minarets and hulking dome are impressive and imposing.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Outside the building itself — a hulking, brutalist cube in dilapidated off-white — crowds of mostly men gathered, some of them shouting to ask whether anyone had seen their sons, brothers or uncles believed detained by the regime.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hulking
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Thesaurus Entries Near dinosaurian

dinosaur

dinosaurian

dinosauric

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