SINCE 1828
Bunyanesque
adjective
Bun·yan·esque
| \ ˌbən-yə-ˈnesk
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Definition of Bunyanesque
2 [ Paul Bunyan, legendary giant lumberjack of U.S. & Canada ]
a
: of, relating to, or suggestive of the tales of Paul Bunyan
b
: of fantastically large size
if all of a year's consumption were brewed in a Bunyanesque retort and decanted into the Niagara river — Time
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