bigger-than-life

Adjective

larger than life (comparative form only)

1. (comparative-only) Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case; of larger size than life-size.
   • Miss Snevellicci's papa looked very big indeed—several sizes larger than life.1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   bigger than life

2. (comparative-only, figuratively, usually) Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.
   • I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light / He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon / And he's gotta be larger than life1984, Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford, “Holding Out for a Hero”, performed by Bonnie Tyler