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🦖 Of dinosaurs 🦕 Very large or clumsy 🦴 Old-fashioned
dinosaurian

dinosaurian

7.5
Very large and heavy like a dinosaur
  • adjective
  • /ˌdaɪnəˈsɔriən/
translation icon : enorme
  • His dinosaurian footsteps echoed through the empty hallway.

Examples

  • The dinosaurian skeleton loomed over the children in the museum.

  • The dinosaurian machinery took up most of the factory floor.

  • They struggled to move the dinosaurian sofa into the new apartment.

  • The dinosaurian size of the building impressed everyone.

  • The dinosaurian size of the ancient tree made it a notable landmark in the forest.

  • Her dinosaurian approach to technology left her struggling to adapt to modern advancements.

  • The massive creature moved with a dinosaurian grace, despite its heavy build.

How Large

gigantic
139 3.2
dinosaurian
7.5
huge
∞ 1.0
big
∞ 1.0
large
2 1.0

Surface Forms

dinosaurian positive

Morphology

dinosaurian = dinosaur (semi-transparent) = dinosaur + ian

The form is regular (dinosaur + -ian), but the meaning 'resembling a dinosaur in size/appearance or being clumsy' is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal relation.

Etymology

Dinosaurian can be remembered by thinking of a huge, heavy thing like a dinosaur that moves slowly and clumsily. So the word is used to describe something very large, heavy, or clumsy.