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Goliathan

Goliathan adjective: of or relating to the Biblical giant Goliath; gigantic.

Adjective

Goliathan (comparative more Goliathan, superlative most Goliathan)

  1. Of or relating to the Biblical giant Goliath; gigantic.
    • It loomed so gigantically through the mist, and defied the armies of Israel with so Goliathan an air, that we trembled for the ark of God.1850, Methodist review, volume 32, page 530

Forms of Goliathan

comparativemore Goliathan
superlativemost Goliathan

Origin of Goliathan

From Goliath + -an.

Questions about Goliathan

What does Goliathan mean?
Goliathan means of or relating to the Biblical giant Goliath; gigantic.
What part of speech is Goliathan?
Goliathan is an adjective.

Words near Goliathan in the dictionary

  1. Goliath birdeaters
  2. goliath frog
  3. goliath frogs
  4. goliath grouper
  5. goliath groupers
  6. Goliathan
  7. goliaths
  8. Golick
  9. Golightly
  10. Golightlys
  11. golilla

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